Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC
Girl happy after getting vaccinated (CC0 CDC)

Clarifying Catholic Teaching on Vaccines re: Fr. Michael Copenhagen

I wrote about the question of vaccines a priest raised speaking at an anti-vax event. Several times people have sent me talks or writings by Fr. Michael Copenhagen claiming that he explains the actual Catholic teaching on vaccines. This is […]

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Child’s Arm with two band-aids after a vaccine (CC0 Charles Deluvio on Unsplash)

Debunking Catholic Disinformation Re: Vaccines (Viganò)

I wrote in response to one of Archbishop Viganò’s letters about the vaccine which strayed from Catholic teaching. Archbishop Viganò was the papal nuncio in the USA years ago but has recently come to fame for various letters he’s written […]

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Statute of St. Isidore in front of the National Library of Spain (Héctor Gómez Herrero CC BY-SA 3.0 ES)

St. Isidore of Seville is NOT the Patron Saint of the Internet

When I wrote on soon to be Blessed Carlo Acutis, I got the same reply from many. I titled my article, “Patron Saint of the Internet? Carlo Acutis to Be Beatified.” Many objected that Isidore of Seville was actually the […]

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Pope Francis Preaching in Madison Square Garden, September 25, 2015 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Antoine Mekary / ALETEIA)

Francis: Evangelize by Example, not Pushing Your Faith on Others

Unfortunately, English publications fail to make a distinction made in other languages so people confuse what Pope Francis says sometimes. Here’s a clarification that got big about this point. Recently, Pope Francis answered questions from high school students and suggested […]

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