Jake DiMare is discovering how to blend spiritual practices into an otherwise agnostic life. Their only goal? To help keep him on track toward goodness.
The Spiritual Agnostic’s Dilemma: Figuring Out How to Be a Good Man Without Religion
January 9, 2012 By 19 Comments
Love Is Not Arousal
December 14, 2011 By 8 Comments
Graham Phoenix looks at why kissing his sons helps them to grow.
Tom Matlack on Penn State, the Catholic Church, and Child Rape
November 29, 2011 By 7 Comments
The GMP founder makes an appearance on NECN’s “The Morning Show.”
Money and the Moral Compass
November 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
Robert Steven Williams wonders what a moral compass is when it’s not even being guided by morals.
Sexual Misconduct: A Pandemic
November 15, 2011 By 32 Comments
The only way to combat a pandemic tolerance of sexual misconduct is asking the tough questions, holding accountability, and being vigilant, Paul Gagne writes.
Male Lust Arrives in Happy Valley
November 9, 2011 By 66 Comments
If we can’t talk about male lust honestly, argues Tom Matlack, how can we deal with the consequences?
Soul Is Hard to Find
November 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
After all the hard work he’s put in, Rick Belden wonders if there are some things we just can’t change.
The First One to Come Forward
September 26, 2011 By 14 Comments
Tom Matlack has a conversation with one of the first victims to come forward about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Gays Home in Catholic Church Put To Test Today
June 12, 2011 By 48 Comments
I went to my daughter’s confirmation in the Catholic Church this morning and got a lot more than I expected.
You Should Be Watching ‘Frontline’
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“The Silence” airs at 9 p.m. on PBS tonight.
Inoculated Against Divorce
March 31, 2011 By 13 Comments
When the country’s divorce rate is tracked by the Center for Disease Control, tying the knot takes a lot of guts. Many couples, like Brian Blickenstaff and his fiancée, are turning to pre-marriage counseling for support.
Oprah’s Childhood Expert May Have Committed Suicide Over Pedophilia Charges
February 20, 2011 By 17 Comments
“Pedophiles rarely commit suicide for the same reason they don’t respond well to therapy: they don’t think they did anything wrong.”
Bringing Down the House
June 14, 2010 By 8 Comments
In Defense of Two Daddies
June 11, 2010 By 8 Comments
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)