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Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., is a priest with the Legionaries of Christ, based in the Washington, D.C. area. He currently studies graduate moral theology, and he is the author of God Loves the Autistic Mind (Pauline), to be published in June 2022.
Articles by Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
Pope Francis greets a child during an audience with people who have autism at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Prenatal tests for autism are coming—and so are more abortions
Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
A new study suggests that M.R.I. brain scans on fetuses are able to predict diagnoses of autism. Both disability rights and pro-life activists should be concerned about the implications.
FaithFaith in Focus
Artificial food, sex and drugs give us an artificial high — and they’re getting in the way of our search for God.
Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
Our desires for the divine can be co-opted by artificial stimulants-. Ignatian prayer can help.
Pro-life advocates pass the U.S. Supreme Court during the annual March for Life on Jan. 18 in Washington. Disability rights groups are not often prominent in pro-life demonstrations. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Why don’t pro-life and disability rights groups work together more often?
Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
Disability rights and pro-life groups adhere to the same basic principle—that humans have inherent dignity based on who they are, not what they can do. But they don’t always recognize their common ground.