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Catholics, Pronouns, and the Transgender Conversation
He asked me to call him something other than his legal name—I didn’t feel comfortable with that.

Justin
Jan 144 min read
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Why you don't have to be afraid of the election (and not because "God's in control")
I was heavily influenced in high school and college by my involvement with FOCUS and absorbed the oft-preached contrast between...

Justin
Nov 4, 20244 min read
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A Pro-Life Stance Must Include Respect for LGBT+ People
Pro-life means to care for the whole person, Catholics will bring the baby into the world but then throw the queers out with the bathwater.

Justin
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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When Narnia Falls Short: Rethinking C.S. Lewis's Theology of Redemption
There’s a unique thrill to critiquing great theological writers, and C.S. Lewis has not escaped my reach.

Justin
Aug 11, 20244 min read
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LGBT Catholics: Defiant or Faithful?
People don’t stay Catholic because the people are perfect. Few communities understand this as acutely as LGBT Catholics.

Justin
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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The Real Issue with the Drag “Last Supper”
The response to the Olympic opening ceremony is another clear example of how the church fails to love those it calls enemies.

Justin
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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How To Make Catholicism’s Best Argument Against Homosexuality
As a vocal Catholic acquiring a philosophy degree at a secular state school, I brashly weaved Catholic philosophy into all of my papers.

Justin
Jul 15, 20243 min read
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How Rebuilding Trust Will Foster Belonging In Catholicism
Falling in love with mountaineering has altered my life in so many ways, but it hasn’t changed the fact that I’m still scared of heights.

Justin
Jul 5, 20243 min read
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Catholicism's Homosexuality Doctrine Is Stuck In 1950s Psychology
One thing kept tripping up my conversations with vocations directors: I had to tell them I was attracted to men.

Justin
Jun 21, 20244 min read
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Can anything good come from [Pride Month]?
I’d driven past the gay bar multiple times and was now sitting in my car across the street, mustering up the courage to go in.

Justin
May 31, 20244 min read
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Normalizing vs. Recognizing
Which is more controversial: quoting Pope Francis or bringing up homosexuality?

Justin
May 23, 20243 min read
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Is Listening Approval?
The challenging triad: adhere to the authority of Catholicism, help someone live with their true identity, and care for the individual.

Justin
May 17, 20243 min read
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What is inclusivity?
I’m gonna get the "Anti-Woke Police" called on me because some Catholic circles really push back when I bring up inclusivity.

Justin
Apr 15, 20245 min read
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Love is Love (except when it's not)
I thought coming out meant pursuing a shadow of love, not the real thing.

Justin
Apr 8, 20244 min read
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