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August 2012

August 21, 2012

The Great Both/And

Is it always Or? Is it never And? ~ Stephen Sondheim, "Moments in the Woods," from...

August 18, 2012

I Confess (but not frequently enough)–UPDATED

Over at The Deacon's Bench, Greg Kandra has shared a piece by John Cornwell from...

August 14, 2012

Sex and the Singular Woman: The Assumption and Helen Gurley Brown

When I was exactly three weeks old, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Assumption of the...

August 04, 2012

10 Things I Wish a Facebook Meme Knew About the Church

Warning: Excessively long post. If I were a better writer and less actively involved in...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

Oh, for [Delete Deity]’s Sake!–UPDATE 3

A friend posted this news item from the Steubenville, Ohio Herald-Star on her Facebook page,...

July 23, 2012

Look Here! Of Monsters and Miracles–UPDATED

In the wake of the Colorado shooting, as is common with any tragedy or...

July 07, 2012

5 Things That Too Shall Pass

When we were kids, and grieved some ill or injustice, my mother would say, "This...

July 04, 2012

Bless the Lord, All You Particle People!

Particle man, particle man Doing the things a particle can What's he like? It's...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

Split Decisions

First up, thanks for all the support from my sisters and brothers in Invidia...