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Author Archives: Father Nathan Reesman
Transgenderism Has No Clothes
A society that denies we are created male and female has no future. Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Curch, equality act, female, gender identity, male, sexual identity, transgenderism
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Our Sanitized, Lifeless World
One of the cultural markers of our era is a heightened interest in ecology and in the natural world. This manifests itself in a variety of ways, from advocacy for public policy changes such as the Green New Deal, to … Continue reading
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Tagged covid19, cross, ecology, fertility, green, Resurrection, sanitize, suffering
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On Respecting Human Life
As we cross into October, we again find ourselves observing Respect Life Sunday in this country. In this contentious election year, and in the context of another heated national conversation over the nomination of a new Supreme Court Justice, the … Continue reading
In Data We Trust: Covid and the Limits of Control
When control is disguised as charity, and our authorities become dehumanizing. Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Christianity, covid19, face masks, government, science, Scripture, technology
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Covid Red and Covid Blue: Observations From A Local Catholic Pastor
Even Viruses Can Have Colors Continue reading
Civil Rights and Wrongs: America in the Wake of Bostock
The Court has once again decreed who is and is not free, but not in the manner it first appears. Continue reading
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Tagged black lives matter, Bostock vs Clayton, Catholic Church, Christianity, civil rights, gay, homosexuality, racism, transgender
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Conversion Beneath the Surface of Racism
The tragic killing of George Floyd, and the senseless reactions to it, are manifestations of our collective loss for all things sacred. Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, culture, George Floyd, human dignity, Politics, protest, race riot, racism
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Our Very Authentic 2020 Easter
Below is my bulletin column for Easter Sunday, 2020: A Blessed and Joyous Easter to all of you! We are of course all very accustomed to typical Easter routines and rituals that are painfully and strangely absent this year. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Coronavirus, covid19, Easter Sunday, Jesus Christ, worship
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Palm Sunday: De-throning Corona
Here, a few days in advance, is my parish bulletin column for Palm Sunday. Start scouting out now the best branches in your yard in preparation for our great feast. Dear Friends at Saint Mary’s Immaculate Conception Parish and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Coronavirus, covid19, holy week, Jesus Christ, palm sunday
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Safe From All Distress: Christian Perspective on the Coronavirus Threat
“Take Courage, I Have Conquered the World.” Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Christianity, Coronavirus, death, healing, hope, recession, sickness, suffering
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In Exile 