Economic Analogies for the Sacraments in the Middle Ages

What I've Been Working On

Feb 6 • Matthew Shadle

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A Plea for Peace and Dignity in Minnesota

A Response to Bishop Robert Barron

Feb 1 • Matthew Shadle

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January 2026

Christian Martyrdom after the Death of Renee Good

Some Reflections

Jan 24 • Matthew Shadle

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An Update on Greenland

Three Cardinals and an Archbishop Speak

Jan 19 • Matthew Shadle

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Amoral Arguments for Annexing Greenland

Catholic Reflections on an International Crisis

Jan 19 • Matthew Shadle

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December 2025

Peace in the Christmas Season

Pope Leo's Messages for Christmas and the World Day of Peace

Dec 29, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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A Word of Hope and Joy

Readings for Advent and Christmas

Dec 24, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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More on Monogamy and Mary

Further Conversation on Two Recent Vatican Documents

Dec 19, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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Reading the Vatican Commission Report on the Female Diaconate

Inconclusive Findings, Open Theological Questions

Dec 16, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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A Pastoral Rebuke of Illegal and Immoral Orders

Archbishop Broglio's Statement on Recent Military Strikes in the Caribbean

Dec 10, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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A Commentary on Una Caro, the Vatican's Document on Monogamy

"Both the New and the Old"

Dec 7, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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November 2025

The US Bishops' You Are Not Alone Initiative

How Local Churches Can Stand in Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees

Nov 30, 2025 • Matthew Shadle

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