What happens when a generation comes along that doesn’t care about the game you’ve spent so much time buying equipment for?
In Good Faith
My Frustrations with Bell, Clinton, and Obama on Marriage Equality
The Gospel call is to stand up and respond to perceived injustice as soon as you recognize it as such, not when it’s more personally, professionally or politically advantageous to do so.
5 Questions from the Steubenville Rape Case
Once I get beyond my initial feelings about the whole situation, I’m left wrestling with a number of questions that still feel terribly unresolved.
Papal Happy Hour Edition of Church Sign Epic Fails
Don’t forget to wash your hands!
I’m Proud to Be a Member of the Church of TED
If you’re not already connected with your local TEDx community (regardless of what faith you claim or if you claim no faith at all), I encourage you to do so.
Why Are Priests Really Celibate? (And Will It Change with a New Pope?)
Catholic priests weren’t always celibate, and some believe the matter is not a closed issue.
Dad of Divas: The Interview
Q: What advice would you give to other fathers? A: A vasectomy is waaay cheaper than kids!
Into the Shadows: A History of Hell and Satan (Part 2 of 2)
With respect to any relationship between Satan in the Old Testament and Sheol, there is none.
Hell and Satan: A Brief History (Part 1 of 2)
Did you know Satan actually works alongside God instead of against God?
Taking Cues on Immigration from Jesus
it’s difficult to modulate the imprecation to “Get the hell out of my country” into anything that sounds even remotely loving to the stranger.
Why the Next Pope Should be a Poor Woman of Color
Christian Piatt asserts that the church needs to prove its commitment to the poor and the marginalized.
Fasting Toward the Common Good
There are all kinds of fasting practices that re-orient us toward the common good.
Six Things That Aren’t “Literally” in the Bible
It’s fine if you want to believe these things. Just stop saying they’re in an easily-checkable text, and stop taking other people’s word for it that they are.
I’m An Asshole Dad
Mattias: “Dad, I forgive you.”
Me: “But I didn’t do anything wrong.”
Mattias: “That’s okay. I forgive you anyway.”
-Mattias, 5 years, 1 month
A Theology of Hunting
“If you don’t hunt, you might not understand it. It’s a bit like explaining the Eucharist to a Hindu.”
Is Gender Equality Killing Women?
Women often experience an implicit (and sometimes even explicit) expectation from those around them to be both a full-time professional and an ever-present mom.