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The Leap of Faith is Not To Jump
Letters to a Growing Catholic #3
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James J. Heaney
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The Quest (and the Rest)
Letters to a Growing Catholic #4
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James J. Heaney
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The Truth and Nothing but the Truth, So Help Me God
Letters to a Growing Catholic #1
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James J. Heaney
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Faith is, Firstly, Reasonable
Letters to a Growing Catholic #2
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James J. Heaney
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Housekeeping: Referral Program, Premium Perk Refresh, Thank Yous
This is boring and you don't have to read it.
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James J. Heaney
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Disqualification is Anti-Democratic. Good!
The Founders loathed democracy. They gave us a constitutional republic instead.
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James J. Heaney
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Dredd & the Rule of Law
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James J. Heaney
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Review of Ross Douthat's Review(s) of Civil War (2024), by way of Civil War (1861)
Civil war as legitimacy crisis
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James J. Heaney
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The Synod Can't Do Anything, So Chillax
A Catholic programming note
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James J. Heaney
Who Aren't I? Why Aren't I Here?
Letters to My Daughters #5
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James J. Heaney
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The James J. Heaney Institute Presents: A New Study of Religion and Contraceptive Use
In 2011, the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, published a routine paper analyzing religion and contraception use. During…
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James J Heaney
Some Church Documents #2: 1975 Nullity Case Involving a "Transsexual"
The document and my discussion are at the bottom, if you want to skip down and read the darn thing. Otherwise, I have some introductory comments on the…
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James J Heaney
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