I translated an amazing story from Spanish on Patheos: Montserrat Medina Martínez was an up-and-coming woman in Spanish business. Despite being only 36, she has gone from success to success professionally. With a scholarship from Stanford, she created a Silicon Valley startup that […]
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No, Mass Is Not “Canceled”
I wrote a clarification of terminology when public Mass was temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. I’ve seen several posts indicating Masses are canceled due to coronavirus. That is simply not true. Public Masses have been suspended so priests are […]
Read morePatron Saint of the Internet? Carlo Acutis to Be Beatified
I think Carlo Acutis should be formally named the patron saint of the internet. I wrote about it when his beatification was announced. Ven. Carlo Acutis is the ideal candidate for the patron saint of the internet. He created a […]
Read moreAutism Is NOT Due to Parental Sin, Fr. Valanmanal
There is a popular priest who is saying horrendous things about autism and autistics, so I wrote about him. I’m surprised I need to say that autism is not due to parental sin. However, a Catholic priest from India has […]
Read moreYes, I am Autistic -Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC
So, I made this public today: I’m autistic. I posted a transcript about being autistic on Patheos. Today, on World Autism Awareness Day, I decided to come forward about being autistic. Below is the transcript for this video for those […]
Read moreThe #1 Secret to Reverse Parish Closings
We need to look at how the church is changing for good and bad and move all of it towards the good. I noted a few things in regard to parish closings: Some dioceses are facing a serious issue with […]
Read moreThe Holy Father’s “Our Father” Comments in Context
I just wrote on the “Our Father” controversy over on Catholic Stand. On the evening of December 6th, TV2000, the Italian equivalent of EWTN, aired an interview of Pope Francis where he criticized the Italian translation of the Our Father. He pointed […]
Read moreSilence: A challenging but valuable discipline
I wrote a spiritual reflection on silence for Aleteia: Not long ago, I did an eight-day silent retreat. In my community we do this every year. Afterward I Tweeted out a short summary: “So often in prayer what really matters is […]
Read moreDiscovering I was a “Catholic Hipster” before that was a thing!
I wrote a book review on Aleteia: In The Catholic Hipster Handbook, writer Mary Rezac has a chapter on buying from the local farmer’s markets as a way of living the principle of subsidiarity, but she doesn’t go to the extreme of starting […]
Read more12 Students Reveal What It’s Like Being Catholic in School These Days
Schools are where the next generation is formed. Sometimes, negative things happen there but there is so much positive going on as well. I wanted to know how being Catholic positively affected students’ lives, so I asked them. I offered […]
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