Category Archives: In Conversation

Call for Seminarian Testaments

by James J Heaney Posted on 28 November 2018

It seems that the reality inside some (many?) Catholic seminaries does not match the brochure. We’ve all seen public accounts by priests and ex-seminarians (here is just one) describing Catholic seminaries as hothouses where clerical authoritarianism, combined with tolerance or … Continue reading →

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I’m on the Malacast with Adam Mala!

by James J Heaney Posted on 23 November 2016

Adam Mala of the Malacast reached out to me after reading my recent piece in The Federalist, and we had a nice phone interview last week about the electoral college.  You can listen to it here: https://malacast.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-heaney We had a good … Continue reading →

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A Quick Note of Agreement with Mike Masnick

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 September 2014

I don’t check my pingbacks very often, because I know everyone who reads this blog (all seven of you!) and so pingbacks don’t usually tell me much.  So I quite failed to notice that my recent piece on net neutrality attracted … Continue reading →

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In Conversation: Some Thoughts on Global Warming

by James J Heaney Posted on 6 May 2012

I started discussing global warming with an eagerly-moderate friend of mine on Facebook, and it made good blog fodder.  I’ve summarized his posts as questions, because I’ve learned that some people don’t like having their exact words reposted on some … Continue reading →

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A Back-and-Forth on the Contraceptive Mandate

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 February 2012

From a conversation (names and identifying information removed): If the Catholic Church wants to contemplate something that is far more relevant, perhaps they should consider the irony of their outrage against the Obama administration for originally requiring them to provide … Continue reading →

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