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August 2016

August 01, 2016

The CDC: Rent-seekers or Cowboys, part II

So a while back, I read and wrote about an article about an increase in...

August 01, 2016

Why doesn’t Hillary triangulate?

Three choices. She doesn't want to. She doesn't need to. She isn't able to. As...

August 01, 2016

A tour of Holy Doors

Finally getting around to posting some pictures from the vacation, where the Holy Year added...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Why are America’s roads so much worse than Europe’s?

You can't help but notice the European roads -- smooth as a baby's bottom. Well,...

July 30, 2016

Speaking of strange hyphenizations . . .

Yeah, this is more of an annoyance than anything, but I observed the other day...

July 29, 2016

“Stronger Together”? What I heard in Clinton’s speech

Side note: I go back and forth between writing "Hillary" and writing "Clinton." In general, it's...

July 28, 2016

What does “Muslim-American” mean?

Would you say, of the friendly Patheos Catholic blogging team, "they're Catholic-Americans"? Would you refer...

July 28, 2016

The #DNCLeak: where does conspiracy theory start and end?

The Russians did it, because they want Trump to be president, because he's said he...

July 26, 2016

What about being “personally opposed” to the death penalty?

So lots of people are upset that Tim Kaine is a professing Catholic who has...

July 26, 2016

Who deserves a Facebook flag tribute?

The French had their "Je suis Charlie" moment, followed by Bataclan. Then we changed our...

July 26, 2016

Why does Trump want the presidency, anyway?

Some possible reasons: A. For his own personal financial enrichment. B. For the ability to...

July 24, 2016

What about a third-party vote?

Should I vote for this man? That's Gary Johnson, of the Libertarian Party. Fellow blogger...

July 22, 2016

Munich (the latest in the “pray for” series . . .) – with updates

From the Daily Mail (of course): "'Several dead' and 10 injured in shooting rampage inside...

July 22, 2016

J’accuse (#RNCinCLE)

Jeb Bush. Marco Rubio. Ted Cruz. John Kasich. Chris Christie. And all their top-level donors, supporters,...

July 21, 2016

And when neither evil is “lesser”?

After 5 weeks of travelling, staying in equally-many rental apartments, and dealing with jet lag...

July 21, 2016

Slate author: no such thing as a “male body”

No surprise, I guess, but a Slate author, Chase Strangio, went further than I've yet seen...

July 20, 2016

Was the failed coup a Reichstag fire?

So I told you in my prior post that we drove to Lindau as one...

July 19, 2016

Munich

It’s rainorama here. Or rainapalooza. Rain in the forecast as far as the eye can...

July 18, 2016

Cardinal Marx is a d***ed fool

The latest stats are in -- that is, those for the church withdrawals in Germany...

July 15, 2016

So, is the Rainbow a permanent flag now?

Two images from the U.S. Consulate in Munich today: Yes, if it's not clear, the...

July 13, 2016

Rainbows, traffic lights, and the New Civil Religion

Here's a picture from our walk around Munich yesterday. Yes, that's a Gay Pride crosswalk...

July 13, 2016

Augsburg

Next stop: Augsburg. Given that this is my husband’s hometown, this part of the visit...

July 10, 2016

Bloggy request: the parish nurse?

Does your parish have a "parish nurse"? If so, here's a quick request: could you...

July 10, 2016

Mosel Valley

Onward to Germany! Our first stop was Winningen, a small town on the Moselle River...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

The Netherlands

Now we’re in the Netherlands. (Again, pics and links to come.) It’s a funky country...

June 30, 2016

London, Part 2

So as it turns out, the internet connection in London was already very slow for...

June 24, 2016

What I saw at the Brexit

Well, not much, to be honest, by which I mean this: the agenda for the...

June 24, 2016

So, Brexit it is

So you all in the U.S. went to bed knowing the result of the Brexit...

June 23, 2016

Some London observations

Let me start by saying that my starting point as far as finances is to...

June 23, 2016

The female bridge experience: a London photoessay

Still planning on uploading more pictures from our sightseeing so far, but here's a quick...

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