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Some Beefs With the Mass

I need to get a few complaints about how Mass is celebrated off my chest.

Uncomfortable Martyrdoms

The dominant narrative of victimized American Indians and victimizer white settlers has a tendency to obscure what the many civilizations and tribes of our continent’s indigenous populations were truly like.

Traditional Catholics and the Problem of Scrupulosity

Traditional Catholics are particularly susceptible to scrupulosity, because a (understandable) lack of trust in the leaders of the Church can lead to an increased reliance on one’s own understanding, and therefore scrupulosity.

You Suffer, We Get the Credit

The American Church in my lifetime, as an institution rather than as individual priests or bishops here and there, has done nothing to keep the working class in the fold.

Robbing Abraham to Pay Bartholomew

The professional ecumenical class claims a common Easter would promote “Christian witness, unity, and evangelization.” The claim leaves me unconvinced because it does not address calendar differences.