Max Kuzma
@maxwellkuzma.bsky.social
Transgender man, lifelong Catholic, Writer, Filmmaker, Creative guy living on a farm in rural ohio (with lots of animals) ☀️🐴 Typos my own
(For all my work) https://maxwellkuzma.com/
(For High Control Catholicism series) https://maxwellkuzma.substack.com/
(For all my work) https://maxwellkuzma.com/
(For High Control Catholicism series) https://maxwellkuzma.substack.com/
As a trans Catholic, I know how life-saving this care is. Our bishops should be leading with compassion, not culture-war politics.
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
As a trans Catholic, I know how life-saving this care is. Our bishops should be leading with compassion, not culture-war politics.
Weaponized white male discontent is finding a foothold in some Catholic spaces. How do mythic ideals of masculinity distort faith—and reality? 🎧 New episode discussing this drops Monday 11/10
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Weaponized white male discontent is finding a foothold in some Catholic spaces. How do mythic ideals of masculinity distort faith—and reality? 🎧 New episode discussing this drops Monday 11/10
Another Catholic is joining the daily wire. Should we be concerned? (yes)
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Another Catholic is joining the daily wire. Should we be concerned? (yes)
Beautiful rural biking sunday
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Beautiful rural biking sunday
Happy halloween! I’m a Nevermore Academy student from the magical high school on the new Netflix show about Wednesday Adams 🎃 Plus I have a new essay out today that Emma and I wrote about what Halloween means to the gay community and the importance and meaning of queer ancestors
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy halloween! I’m a Nevermore Academy student from the magical high school on the new Netflix show about Wednesday Adams 🎃 Plus I have a new essay out today that Emma and I wrote about what Halloween means to the gay community and the importance and meaning of queer ancestors
It’s giving Suzanne Collins
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It’s giving Suzanne Collins
photo of one time when I was thinking about how a flowchart of Opus Dei hierarchy would work
October 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
photo of one time when I was thinking about how a flowchart of Opus Dei hierarchy would work
So much of AI is about showing people what they want to see, creating a literal mirror image of themselves back at them. White people view AI as white. And we all know how the rest of the story goes.
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So much of AI is about showing people what they want to see, creating a literal mirror image of themselves back at them. White people view AI as white. And we all know how the rest of the story goes.
Just fringe catholics circling back to being evangelical again
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just fringe catholics circling back to being evangelical again
Speaking up = imagining a Church where everyone can thrive
September 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Speaking up = imagining a Church where everyone can thrive
New Episode Out Now 🎙️ We were honored to sit down with Gareth Gore, author of Opus, for a powerful conversation on the secrecy, control, and political influence of Opus Dei. This episode continues our series on High Control Catholicism—listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, & Substack. 🔗
August 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Episode Out Now 🎙️ We were honored to sit down with Gareth Gore, author of Opus, for a powerful conversation on the secrecy, control, and political influence of Opus Dei. This episode continues our series on High Control Catholicism—listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, & Substack. 🔗
Great comment on my most recent essay “Two Errors Catholics Make About Gender”
August 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Great comment on my most recent essay “Two Errors Catholics Make About Gender”
Our cat Remi is critically ill & at Ohio State’s vet hospital for 24/7 care. Costs are already $6k. We’ve started a GoFundMe to help keep her alive while vets work to find answers. Every donation or share helps. ❤️
August 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our cat Remi is critically ill & at Ohio State’s vet hospital for 24/7 care. Costs are already $6k. We’ve started a GoFundMe to help keep her alive while vets work to find answers. Every donation or share helps. ❤️
Cooking fresh vegetables gifted by my neighbors from their garden
August 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Cooking fresh vegetables gifted by my neighbors from their garden
Big news: I’m now a columnist at National Catholic Reporter!
My first piece on DignityUSA was one of the most-read on the site for a week.
I’ll be writing regularly about queer and trans Catholics—our stories and the sacredness of our lives.
Read more: www.ncronline.org/authors/maxw...
My first piece on DignityUSA was one of the most-read on the site for a week.
I’ll be writing regularly about queer and trans Catholics—our stories and the sacredness of our lives.
Read more: www.ncronline.org/authors/maxw...
August 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news: I’m now a columnist at National Catholic Reporter!
My first piece on DignityUSA was one of the most-read on the site for a week.
I’ll be writing regularly about queer and trans Catholics—our stories and the sacredness of our lives.
Read more: www.ncronline.org/authors/maxw...
My first piece on DignityUSA was one of the most-read on the site for a week.
I’ll be writing regularly about queer and trans Catholics—our stories and the sacredness of our lives.
Read more: www.ncronline.org/authors/maxw...
So are we post-Christian or is everyone becoming Catholic? 😂
August 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
So are we post-Christian or is everyone becoming Catholic? 😂
July 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Jubilee gave a platform to a self-proclaimed Catholic fascist. It should be obvious, but here’s why that’s dangerous.
July 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Jubilee gave a platform to a self-proclaimed Catholic fascist. It should be obvious, but here’s why that’s dangerous.
Independent journalism is more important now than ever. That’s why we sat down with Heidi Schlumpf (formerly of NCR) to discuss her career reporting on power and influence in Catholic groups
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
July 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Independent journalism is more important now than ever. That’s why we sat down with Heidi Schlumpf (formerly of NCR) to discuss her career reporting on power and influence in Catholic groups
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...
Some recent bike ride views
July 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Some recent bike ride views
Just a few photos from recent bike rides
July 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Just a few photos from recent bike rides
We’re launching our High Control Catholicism series—naming the patterns of control, rigidity, & fundamentalism in the Church so we can start to heal.
🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode now. Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma
🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode now. Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma
July 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We’re launching our High Control Catholicism series—naming the patterns of control, rigidity, & fundamentalism in the Church so we can start to heal.
🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode now. Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma
🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode now. Whiplash with Maxwell Kuzma
This moment that happened on threads today was pretty great
July 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This moment that happened on threads today was pretty great
Additional thoughts on this from my IG stories
July 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Additional thoughts on this from my IG stories