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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:

  • Faithful discussions on Catholic theology

  • Reflections to become a smarter Catholic

  • Really cool Catholic books you need to read

If you love Catholic theology and want to learn together, I’d love to connect!

The blind man by the road kept shouting even when told to be quiet

Jesus called it faith.

Sometimes faith looks like holy stubbornness, sacred desperation, refusing to be silenced.

This is poetry on the level of Rudyard Kipling.

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You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

Pray for the pope. And am I canceled?

“Christ lived for thirty years in silence. Then, during his public life, he withdrew to the desert to listen to and speak with his Father. The world vitally needs those who go off into the desert. Because God speaks in silence.“

—Cardinal Robert Sarah

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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.