Simcha Fisher
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Pope Francis has done many great things. But on sex abuse, he hasn’t done enough.
With Pope Francis' papacy reaching its 10-year mark, what we have right now is a church that talks endlessly about openness and welcome, but the front steps feel hopelessly broken down. Who will fix them? → Read More
To sustain social justice work, you need a foundation: prayer
A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher → Read More
The Holy Innocents: the first martyrs
A Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Innocents, by Simcha Fisher → Read More
It’s not too late to go to confession before Christmas—and there’s nothing more important you can do
I have a confession to make: I have not been to confession yet this Advent. Every year, I bug people to go sometime during the season, and I think most of my family has been. But I have not yet gone myself. → Read More
You have permission to let go and trust God
A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher → Read More
Lizzo’s theology of the body
When you have thoroughly internalized the idea that you ought to be taking up less space than you do, Lizzo is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. → Read More
Be at peace. The Holy Spirit will take care of you.
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher → Read More
What I learned about faith while doing the dishes
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher → Read More
The wisdom of ‘Jaws’ and the prophet Jeremiah: Responding to cries for help is a holy thing to do
This is an essay in favor of hearing other people's cries—and responding—because it is a holy thing to do. → Read More
Uvalde, Abraham and one good person’s power to make a difference
A Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher → Read More
What Catholics actually want (and need) from marriage prep
Preparation for marriage should rely less on workbooks and more on prayer and community. → Read More
I’ve wanted Roe v. Wade overturned my entire life. So why don’t I feel better now?
All my life, I’ve been waiting for Roe v. Wade to be overturned. Now it looks like it’s going to happen, and it does not feel great. → Read More
Are you embarrassed to say grace in public? Don’t be.
But don't make a big show of it either. There is a fine line between being a witness and being a weirdo. → Read More
Does God actually expect us to be perfect?
A Reflection for the Saturday of the First Week of Lent, by Simcha Fisher. → Read More
Go ahead, give up chocolate for Lent.
A good rule of thumb for Lent: be childlike, not childish. → Read More
When is it O.K. to joke about God?
I have more or less settled on the idea that we’re meant to speak to God in our native tongues, and if that means humor, then that’s legitimate. But it’s important for there to be a line. → Read More
The painful, grace-filled and (hopefully) healing process of seeking an annulment
What does the church really teach about this widely misunderstood process, and how does it play out in the lives of ordinary Catholics? → Read More
The Contradiction of God’s Comfort
A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent → Read More
‘The Sopranos’ is making a comeback. Two of its themes never stopped being relevant: death and salvation.
‘The Sopranos’ is ultimately about the day when Tony Soprano will not wake up. → Read More
The debate over Pete Buttigieg’s paternity leave is missing one thing: the birth mother
The Buttigieg discourse is about sexuality, class, money, work, fatherhood, legislation. But do you know what has not been talked about at all? The mother. → Read More