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January 2025

An in-depth theological analysis explaining where the Bible says that empathy is a sin
Father Nathan Monk is a reader-supported publication.
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Unholy Sh+t: The disciples didn’t just instantly follow Jesus because of the fishnets; it was the code word he used
Growing up, my best friend in the wide world was a girl with bright red pigtails, freckles covering her nose like constellations, and the frailest bones…
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Unholy Sh+t *SPECIAL EDITION*: breaking down the theology of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s rebuke of Donald Trump
Donald Trump enjoyed inauguration day with very little pushback.
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I lost my voice twice on NYE but it's only going to make me louder than ever
When my father decided to move our family from Louisiana to Nashville, I was just a baby.
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Unholy Sh+t: Jesus creates a chosen family after his fundamentalist cousin doubts him
When I was a little kid, our family traveled somewhere for a family function.
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Unholy Sh+t: the time that Jesus got his invitation to wizard school
In the Orthodox Church, the epiphany is called theophany.
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Unholy Sh+t: the woman so powerful she could send God to his room and why that matters
Over the years, I’ve had a lot of folks ask me why I still have a devotion to the rosary post-deconstruction.
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December 2024

Why comedy, absurdity, and Stormy Daniels still matter a whole f+cking lot in 2025 (and beyond)
I spent much of the height of election season traveling the country with Stormy Daniels.
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Thoughts on faith, prayer, and the holidays by a fallen priest who has no answers but found peace in the questioning of it all
Prayer has always held a complicated place in my life.
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The very bad day that inspired the joke which launched my comedy career and why I’m retiring it
Three years ago, I hit one of those weird points in life where everything seemed to be falling apart.
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