Longreads

Immigration, deportation, and Catholic principles: 21 points

[toward an argument against mass deportation]

Feb 21 •

1. What is racism? Forming a Catholic perspective

[First in a series, not just for Catholics, but perhaps of particular interest to Catholics and other Christians]

Oct 8, 2024 •

A referendum on elections: Why defeating Trump is the best move for the US and the GOP

LONGREAD: Of all reasons to oppose either candidate, the dangers specific to Trump are the battle most likely to be significantly won—or lost—in 2024

Aug 29, 2024 •

Reflections on voting as a pro-life Catholic

Preamble to an anti-Trump polemic (yes, this is a preamble)

Aug 27, 2024 •

Crisis of meaning, part 4: Daddy issues, father gods

Never trust The Man: When the Big Lie gets too big, is there still room for God?

Jul 26, 2024 •

Crisis of meaning, part 3: What lies beyond the Spider-Verse?

Canon events, anomalies, and “the way the story is supposed to go”

Jul 19, 2024 •

Crisis of meaning, part 2: The lie at the end of the MCU multiverse

He Who Remains is not great: How the TVA poisons everything

Jul 16, 2024 •

Crisis of meaning on infinite earths, part 1: The multiverse and superhero movies

How we got here: Comic books, caped crusaders, alternate realities…and the meaning of life

Jul 12, 2024 •

Harrison Butker, “the Jews,” and the New American Bible

Who killed Jesus, and what it has to do with antisemitic perceptions among US Catholics—and the Bible translation used in English Masses in the US

May 29, 2024 •

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