Hello, I’m Donald Paul. I am husband, father, and former-seminarian who is obsessed with Catholic theology. On my substack In Defense of Theology you will find:
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Really cool Catholic books you need to read
If you love Catholic theology and want to learn together, I’d love to connect!
Be Catholic first. Not conservative or liberal first. Not American or any other nationality first. Everything else should be secondary and subordinate to our Christian faith.
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It's meant to be woven into the fabric of your day—a quick 'help me, Lord' while cooking dinner, a moment of gratitude during your commute, a silent 'Jesus, I trust in You' while waiting in line.
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Jon Lovett has two talking points. The first is that parents and a doctor can do anything they want to a willing child and no one should be allowed to intervene.
But obvs we wouldn’t approve of, say, female genital mutilation even if it were conducted by a licensed doctor. The government is there to prevent abuse. The…
have chosen me to put together a digest of posts for the weekly Substack Reads column — and I figured I’d reach out and see what the community is into these days. Reply with your fave substack posts! I’ve got a lot of reading to do!