“Stay in Your Lane” Says Man Far Outside His Lane
Harrison Butker, outspoken Catholic and kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, has built an online community of hundreds of thousands of followers. His Instagram feed is…
The Secret is…Still Skinny: The Victoria’s Secret “Rebrand” and ‘Tour ’23′”
I hit puberty as the American shopping mall was taking its final, dying breaths. I only entered the hallowed halls of Victoria’s Secret to grab…
Fearing Bodies That Change: The Wisdom of Trans Discernment
When I began my work in disability theology, I hadn’t begun to integrate my Catholic faith with the queer experience, beyond simply treating my LGBTQ+…
Marriage Prep Ministries Should Trust Engaged Couples
The years I was engaged brought the most change my family had experienced in at least a decade. Loss, job changes, moves, retirements, medical diagnoses:…
The Shia LaBeouf Conversion Interview: A Portrait of Masculine Aggression
The hour-and-a-half conversation between actor Shia LaBeouf and Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, lasts only seven minutes before the tension surrounding…
I’m an Anti-Abortion Disability Advocate: Overturning Roe isn’t the Answer
I was in high school when I first learned which of my extended family members had encouraged my mom to abort my very-much-alive disabled brother….