I am a progressive Roman Catholic noticing that conservatives and traditionalists Catholics take most of the Catholic space on the web. Wednesday, November 05, 2008. Last night was an amazing night. I am a white American citizen born in the U. I looked it up on the CIA fact book. I thought this cycle might even motivate her to get her citizenship papers done in time to vote.

Monday, November 17, 2003. A reader left some comments in my article Is Ordinatio Sacerdotalis. The reader later withdrew his comment after examining some canon law on his own.

Monday, March 07, 2005. Questions and Answers on Celibacy. Recently, I was asked about some memories from seminary life, it got me thinking about writing a post on celibacy from the point of view of one who has attempted celibacy, and yet finally wound up married with a child. I want to share some of my thoughts and experiences in a question and answer format. There are many people who already share my story, and will find resonances. What do we mean by celibacy? The celibate is to avoid any sexual acts .

Monday, November 24, 2003. I alluded to a debate with some conservative Catholics who rejected a statement I made that by receiveing the transubstantiated. Bread, we ourselves are transubstatiated. There is a also a contemplative and mystic tradition in Catholicism that speaks of divine union, and when we examine this in light of sacramental theology and Scripture, a rich understanding of our union with God emerges.