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Open Letter to Pope Francis: A Father Listens
Pope Francis, Forgive my mild resistance to the ‘synod on synodality.’ The name itself tempts me to revert to evangelicalism; I resist. I...

Andrew Comiskey
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Flesh and Stones
Why does Christmas Day fold into the stoning of Stephen? Why does your calendar, O Church, disturb our reverie with bloodshed? Why must...

Andrew Comiskey
Dec 26, 20223 min read


Crossing the Threshold: Advent of Integration 4
‘When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home’ (Mt 1:24). I write this in sheer...

Marco Casanova
Dec 19, 20222 min read


Dignify and Deploy 29: Fruitful Fathers
St. John Paul II rallied more men to the priesthood than any pope in modern history. Everywhere I go in the Catholic world I witness...

Andrew Comiskey
Nov 11, 20223 min read


Dignify and Deploy 26: Hopeful Realists
‘The great choice posed to the human person in the modern world: deciding between sanctity and the loss of one’s humanity.’ (Witness to...

Andrew Comiskey
Nov 8, 20223 min read


Impoverished Care, Part II
By Marco Casanova and Andrew Comiskey Review of ‘Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn from the Church’s Failed Attempt to Cure...

Andrew Comiskey
Jun 27, 20223 min read


Day 39: Freedom for the Next World
By Marco Casanova DSM Assistant Director Editor’s Note: TOB is the abbreviation for Pope St. John Paul II’s book “Man and Woman He...

Marco Casanova
Nov 20, 20213 min read


Day 32: Freedom to Forge Community
By Marco Casanova DSM Assistant Director A couple of years ago, Andrew and I were running a half-marathon. On route, we passed my midtown...

Marco Casanova
Nov 13, 20212 min read


Day 13: Rediscovering Our Lost Fullness
Editor’s Note: TOB is the abbreviation for Pope St. John Paul II’s book “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body” Pauline...

Andrew Comiskey
Oct 25, 20213 min read


Kingdom of Saints
Original entry date: December 12, 2011 I had never led a healing service for a group of Catholics before. And although I have been...

Andrew Comiskey
Aug 16, 20212 min read


Exposing 'Conversion Therapy': Six Points Worth Considering
Original entry date: October 28, 2018 First, 'conversion therapy' is the current lightning rod of contempt for anyone who refuses LGBT+...

Andrew Comiskey
Aug 2, 20214 min read
Exposing the Exposé – Part II
By Marco Casanova and Andrew Comiskey Eve Tushnet, in her article ‘Conversion Therapy is Still Happening in Catholic Spaces – and its...

Andrew Comiskey
Jun 21, 20214 min read
Exposing the Exposé, Part 1
By Marco Casanova and Andrew Comiskey Eve Tushnet recently wrote an article in America Magazine titled ‘Conversion Therapy is Still...

Andrew Comiskey
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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