Last night, after a quick card game with my two sons (ages 9 and 7), we settled in for what is my favorite time of the whole day: when I read aloud to them. Although I also enjoy reading picture books to my younger boys (ages 4...
Read MoreTrigger Warning: This post contains descriptions of miscarriage. Please prioritize your own self-care if you read further. Image: Baby Loss Awareness Week December 1st is the First Sunday of Advent, which means for many women...
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(This is the third in a series of posts about Bishop McElroy’s speech last Monday.) A few...
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(This is the second of a series of posts on Bishop McElroy’s speech.) Bishop McElroy’s speech, as...
Read MoreThere has been a lot of chatter since the Amazon synod about the possibility of ordaining women to the permanent diaconate. While the commission to study this question did not come to an agreement on the issue earlier this year,...
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(This is the first of a series of posts on Bishop McElroy’s speech.) Bishop Robert McElroy of San...
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Saying Goodbye to a Contributor, Colleague, and Friend A guest post by Dr. Brian Matz and Dr....
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In this week’s readings, there are some strange juxtapositions. In the first reading, those who...
Read More“We are reminded that in the South, there are no simple questions about the past.” -Chip Brantley I recently listened to a podcast about the murder of Rev. James Reeb in 1965 in Selma, Alabama. The podcast is called...
Read MoreThose Catholic moral theologians who know the history of their field will no doubt have heard of the manualist tradition. Manuals, the guides developed through the years for priests hearing confession, are often examined as...
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