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Can wounds make us more whole? Hope so. An exhaustive account of the IHOP-KC mess is in vain unless we allow its findings to change us....

‘ Human dignity is not a person’s immigration status ,’ beautifully declares the US Congress of Catholic Bishops. Human dignity is, in...

‘As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. Return to your fortress, O...

Tended by Jesus, chastity is fire in the fireplace: a controlled burn that heats up a cold house, eases up for tenderness, stays true to...

Ania and I just celebrated our second wedding anniversary on December 17. Freed (respectively) from the domination of sexual abuse and...

The US Supreme Court just finished oral arguments concerning Tennessee’s statewide ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for...

I was stressed out anyway, but the new book by theologians Richard and Christopher Hayes (father and son) on homosexuality set me off (...

Is IVF a Holy Option?    “As aliens, live in reverent fear” (1 Pet. 1:17).    As a Christian, living in reverent fear means respecting...

Common Sense Holiness    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    The grateful Dad reminded me of the counsel I gave him...

Rebuilding Trust  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Trust in public life is at an all-time low. The grand...

Alien Homecoming  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Aliens know who they are. The roar of the world—political and...

Evil for Good  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    ‘Decadent cultures (such as ours) must always engage in...

Trumping Abortion    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    I am grateful for Trump’s Supreme Court appointments (if only...

Most Vulnerable  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    Two years ago, I was on a conference break—walking down a busy street...

Law of the Heart  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    A group of psychologists didn’t agree with my premise that same-sex...

Keep Flinching  'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17)    Don’t let this election season make you as vulgar as it is. Trump...

Ed. Note: This essay, originally published in  What We Need Now , is written by dear friend of DSM Amy Hamilton. Her message of God’s...

“We must understand the term ‘helpmate’ in its most basic meaning. Woman was given to man so that he can understand himself, and...

‘Jesus is a drama King, and we are the drama queens…’ David Bennett: quote from Revoice ’24, author of upcoming Queering the Queer .  ...

Originally Published 01/01/18 Two weeks ago, a Roman Catholic priest from Milwaukee came out as ‘gay’—made by God that way—to his...