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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.

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!

Today. After 20 years, I completed an examination of conscience, made a full confession, and re-entered the Catholic faith. Reflecting on 20 years worth of sin and wrongdoing in the eyes of the church was difficult, but also a gift to realize how much I have to be grateful for. I now believe we all have more people who want the best for us rather than the worst. Letting go and being absolved of 20 years of sin with extremely little penance asked in return was extremely humbling.

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The ‘House of the Father’, baby news, and the ‘America’ mystery

We’re trying the video thing with the bonus episode this week… let’s see how fast I regret that.

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Bonus: Joe Biden and the freemasons

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