The 1960s brought many changes to American Catholicism. One change that often goes unnoticed is the dropping of the obligatory meat abstinence on all Fridays throughout the year. In the estimation of legendary sociologist Andrew...
Read MoreNetflix recently released a documentary/hybrid entitled The Social Dilemma. This film provides an eye-opening background story on many forms of social media, including Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, Tik Tok, Facebook and...
Read MoreThe covid pandemic quarantine and home instruction for my children (five school-age) began when I was pregnant, eight days overdue with my seventh child. Unlike many professors scrambling to move their classes online, I was...
Read MoreLast 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 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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