Debra Maria Flint
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Writing to two popes for a vocation denied
Four letters to Pope Francis went unanswered. A single appeal to Pope Leo XIV finally brought a reply, along with healing and a way back.
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The ancient Catholic teaching of baptism of desire
A theology built on desire and blood, not only water, leaves no room for nationalism, persecution or claims of religious superiority.
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The Mass is for everyone – not just the intellectual few
Diverging approaches to liturgical language deepened tensions between East and West, contributing to the eventual schism of 1054.
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Jesus never mandated celibacy — so why does the Church?
Most priests in the early Church were married, including the apostles Peter and Phillip. The shift toward mandatory celibacy grew from gnostic ideas and monastic movements, eventually becoming a flashpoint in the East West Schism of 1054.
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