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May 2025

May 29, 2025

Misogynist Clericalism Strikes Again

The new bishop of Charlotte (NC) is under fire from, well, everybody for his recent...

March 2025

March 03, 2025

Should You Give Up the Internet for Lent?

I'm thinking of taking up blogging for Lent. I know! It's been ages. Nothing overly...

August 2024

August 24, 2024

Should Christian Families Play Travel Sports?

When my daughter played in weekend-long sports tournaments, we always went to Sunday Mass, and...

August 03, 2024

Who Belongs in the Olympic Female Sport Category?

I'd like to talk about sporting categories generally, and then look at a couple of...

May 2024

May 29, 2024

Finding Yourself in Your Vocation

My daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law are facing some major school and career decisions today, and...

April 2024

April 23, 2024

How are Ownership and Stewardship Different?

It's no surprise that I didn't agree with everything in Rachel Gross's article "Women in...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

What Does Catholicism Say About The Alabama Embryo Ruling?

What does the Catholic Church have to say about the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling...

December 2023

December 30, 2023

The Real Problem with Calories In Calories Out

Is "Calories In Calories Out" the reality about weight loss and obesity? I caught a...

December 05, 2023

Why is Passion Of The Christ Considered A Catholic Movie?

The question I volunteered to cover today is: Why is Mel Gibson's The Passion of...

July 2023

July 27, 2023

Why Your Doctor Needs to Know More About “Fatigue”

Great piece this morning by Ed Yong at The Atlantic "Fatigue Can Shatter a Person" summarized...

May 2023

May 11, 2023

How Do You Exercise When You Have a Serious Chronic Illness?

My friend Emily DeArdo and I have a fitness club. It meets via text message,...

May 03, 2023

Girls Who Do Boy Things

From a conversation this evening: Your daughter who likes to do "boy" things will be...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

How Can Catholicism Help with Disorders of Sexual Attraction?

It doesn't take much ink to sum up the Catholic view of disordered sexuality: “You...

October 2022

October 17, 2022

Parsing Out the Physical from the Psychological in Chronic Illness

Today I want to dive into a study brought to my attention by a usually...

May 2022

May 21, 2022

“Fear” and “Scared” Make Lousy Rhetorical Weapons

There's this guy I love, who shall therefore remain nameless, who's spent a large portion...

May 01, 2022

Free Speech is . . . Free

I'm cracking up at the assertion that we somehow need a government agency, with a...

March 2022

March 12, 2022

Propaganda, Censorship, and Free Speech

The war to eradicate Ukraine is becoming a war to eradicate freedom of speech. When...

March 02, 2022

Lenten Obedience

As I'm writing this it's halfway through Ash Wednesday, definitely not too early for your...

February 2022

February 13, 2022

Book Review: Living Momento Mori by Emily DeArdo

Now up at the substack, *finally*, is my review of my friend Emily DeArdo's how-to...

December 2021

December 30, 2021

The Life-Changing Magic of Acting Like a Grown-Up

There are many good things in your life that you may have to walk away...

December 22, 2021

What “Fatigue” is Like

"Fatigue" is like this: You're lying on your kitchen floor, which is logical and you...

December 20, 2021

Epidemic of Personal Responsibility

Today's topic is me as your internet mom lecturing: You, personally, are responsible for taking...

December 18, 2021

Life As a Person Who is Not God

Emily DeArdo, who is not just my hero but also my friend, writes the thing...

December 02, 2021

Intergenerational Interdependence is a Blessing Not a Curse

From my reading this morning: 10 Do not glorify yourself by dishonoring your father, for your...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

Of Course Prenatal Learning is Real

Melanie Jean Juneau has a provocative story over at Catholic Stand about her own children's...

November 20, 2021

Being Welcoming vs. Selling “Welcoming”

Hard-hitting post by Amy Welborn: "I no longer live, but…" on the failure of come-back-to-Mass...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

Oh Geez. Integralism? Seriously?

This morning Rod Dreher delivered on his daily promise to keep me entertained by shedding...

October 27, 2021

Faith, Integrity, and Eucharistic Coherence

My high school senior just wrapped up her volleyball career on a disappointing note, and...

October 03, 2021

Surprisingly Healthy Sick People

When my kids were little, sometimes we'd be out and people would congratulate me on...

September 2021

September 06, 2021

Not a Fitness Blog, but . . .

PSA and then a personal update at the bottom, hope you are enjoying the holiday...