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Mike Sweitzer-Beckman

Mike Sweitzer-Beckman helped launch youngadultcatholics-blog.com in 2008. He currently does development work for the first ecumenical monastic community in North America, based in his hometown of Middleton, Wis.

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DePaul the first Catholic university to offer LGBTQ minor

Faith and food: Monasteries enter the conversation

Trust and leadership: Where are our role models?

Glass ceilings: the Boy Scouts and the Catholic church

The 'Catholic 7,' men's basketball and higher education

Bearded popes, forgotten popes and papal children: papal trivia in this popeless time

Reconciling the passions of the members of the church

What does Paul Ryan mean for Catholics?

Why are the Catholic bishops silent on the Wisconsin recall election?

The place of nonviolent civil disobedience in today's culture

Could college sports scandals happen at faith-based schools?

Can Sept. 11, 2011 lead to bipartisanship?

Living biblically

The hunt for bin Laden and the legacy of US wars

Where's the Catholic leadership in Wisconsin?

Wis. governor gets people walkin' (and marchin')

Responsibility for sex abuse and Wisconsin's new Senator

Terminated: a visit with a fired church worker

School of Americas dialog shows disagreement can bring truth

On sexual orientation, it's time for the church to join the bandwagon

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