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Thomas Peters
Thomas Peters, 27, grew up in Southern California and attended college in Michigan. He has two graduate degrees in theology. He began his award-winning American Papist blog in 2006 and has been proud to be a part of the CV team since 2010. He was one of a handful of American bloggers invited to the Vatican’s first-ever Bloggers’ Meeting in Rome.
Peters appears in dozens of TV, radio and online media outlets each year discussing and debating the intersection of Catholicism and politics, as well as pro-life and pro-family activism, in addition to writing and speaking about the future of social media and youth activism.
Peters also serves as the Communications Director for the National Organization for Marriage and manages their blog. His father, Canon Lawyer Ed Peters, blogs here.
You can find Thomas Peters online at @AmericanPapist and Facebook.com/AmericanPapist.
Recent Posts
What Does Carlsberg Beer and a Cardinal Have in Common?
This has already been a week of rough news. Scandals in Washington. Tragedy in Oklahoma (please join CatholicVote in responding). So how about something completely different? [caption id="attach... More
Video, Day 2: Watch the *House* IRS Hearing With Me
UPDATE -- for those who want to watch the *House* Oversight Committee hearing today on the IRS targeting conservative groups (including pro-life groups and the pro-marriage group NOM), please click he... More
Papist Caption Contest!
Submit (and rate) your favorite caption in the comments! Submitted by: Br. Joshua... More
A Priest for Forty Hours
This incredible story came to me first via family. St. Joseph Parish in Maumee, Ohio posted this note to their Facebook page on Wednesday (it has already been viewed and shared thousands of times s... More
Video: Pope Francis Meets a Screaming Baby
Not everyone is excited to meet the pope -- as this video reveals (wait for it at the end): Pope Francis took it all in good humor, of course. :) I wonder how many parents are muttering, aft... More
Pope Francis Urges Bishops to Practice “Eucharistic Coherence”
John-Henry Westen of LifeSiteNews notes that Pope Francis has recently urged Argentinian bishops to follow the Aparecida Document as "guidelines we need for this time in history". The document, among ... More
The Worst Thing Ever? The Purity Host Dispenser
I'm still not convinced this is real. I hope it is not. But I fear it is. Have you ever worried so much about picking up germs from receiving Communion that you decided to invent an awkward, pez-li... More
Don’t Wait for the Media to Cover Gosnell — Do It Yourself
Thousands of pro-life Catholics are understandably outraged at the media blackout surrounding the trial of Kermit Gosnell, the perpetrator of the Philadelphia abortion clinic horrors. This photo is... More
Video: How to Debate Gay Marriage on MSNBC
It's possible to stand up for your marriage views and for the rights of pro-marriage Americans, even on MSNBC, as I think my appearance this weekend demonstrated. My delivery wasn't perfect, of cou... More
The Day BuzzFeed Actually Gave Good Advice About Receiving Communion
If BuzzFeed is any guide to where our culture is at, we're in bad shape. The website shamelessly seeks out as many clicks as possible by posting funny memes, cat pictures (lots of cat pictures) and... More
