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2022-02-04T20:42:43-05:00

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Catholic Writers Conference Online, Feb 11-13 strongly recommended

Last updated on: February 4, 2022 at 8:42 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Got an e-mail reminder that registration is still open for the Catholic Writers Guild’s online conference this coming weekend. If you are an aspiring Catholic writer, you should give serious thought to attending this conference. (FYI: I forget what the clergy & religious rate is, but it’s generally *very favorable* so follow the instructions to inquire. If you qualify for it, you’ll very much like the discount.) My experience with the CWCO: I showed up for my first online conference... Read more

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2022-01-30T13:41:51-05:00

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The Fallacy of Personal Contentment

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 at 1:41 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Amy Welborn writes forcefully in “But do gird your loins” about the disconnect between church leaders and the young people they seek to engage. I’d like to add an additional point that’s easy for in-church people to overlook: There’s a very good chance you are in church because you like it. It is much, much harder to hold onto your faith if church is unpleasant for you. It is fathoms more difficult to be involved in parish and diocesan life... Read more

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2022-01-29T16:01:38-05:00

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Letting it Hurt

Last updated on: January 29, 2022 at 4:01 pm By Jennifer Fitz

I haven’t commented (anywhere) until now about the recently revealed accusations against Pope Benedict XVI. You can read about them here: German report accuses Benedict XVI of abuse coverup. What does it say? Benedict’s ‘error’: What have we learned? If you’ve been following my opinionating more than ten minutes, you know that I am furious about clerical sexual abuse and bureaucratic enabling of abusers. Longtime readers also know that I’m a B16 fan. I’ve just always liked the guy. Maybe... Read more

2022-01-25T19:47:56-05:00

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The Healthcare Experience for Difficult Diagnoses

Last updated on: January 25, 2022 at 7:47 pm By Jennifer Fitz

At JAMA Neurology, “The Best Bad News” a physician tells the story of his quest for a diagnosis. This comment from the beginning of his search for treatment was jarringly true to life: By my appointment, I had some minimal dysarthria—barely enough to register over my lifelong fast speech and mumbling. I’m not sure the neurologist would have ordered imaging if I wasn’t a physician. . . . The magnetic resonance imaging was normal. This is the point where ordinary patients... Read more

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2022-01-21T10:25:39-05:00

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Reasoning vs. Rationalizing

Last updated on: January 21, 2022 at 10:25 am By Jennifer Fitz

There’s a screenshotted homework assignment, reputedly from a Georgia virtual school, that’s circulating right now, generating outrage and counter-reaction. It reads: Writing Prompt Trail of Tears Write letters from the different points of view listed in the questions. Remember to use facts to support your point of view. The specific assignment then says: Write a letter to President Andrew Jackson from the perspective of an American settler. Explain why you think removing the Cherokee will help the United States grow... Read more

2022-01-15T11:18:55-05:00

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Medical Gaslighting Illustrated

Last updated on: January 15, 2022 at 11:18 am By Jennifer Fitz

I want to run through a case study from a physician who writes about gaslighting herself when it comes to difficult-to-diagnose chronic illness. I think this example is super important because it illuminates just how powerful is the tendency to dismiss symptoms that aren’t easily assessed and explained. This essay by Pooja Yerramilli ran in October 2020: “I have all the symptoms of a Covid-19 long-hauler — but I’m hesitant to identify myself as one.” It opens: As a physician,... Read more

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2022-01-13T16:10:04-05:00

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Federal Funding and Civil Rights

Last updated on: January 13, 2022 at 4:10 pm By Jennifer Fitz

Quick note on today’s SCOTUS decisions on the vaccine mandates . . . The court’s justification for upholding the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers was essentially this: Because the federal government is paying for medical services, it gets to set rules for providers. Regardless of whether you think this particular mandate was wise, consider these words from the dissent: These cases are not about the efficacy or importance of COVID–19 vaccines. They are only about whether CMS has the statutory... Read more

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2022-01-30T06:15:47-05:00

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Hidden in Translation: Downplaying the Seriousness of Civil Rights Threats

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 at 6:15 am By Jennifer Fitz

The following essay is a detailed discussion of the political implications of the meanings of cuss words. I’m not the one who made this an international civil rights issue? But the topic is crucially important, and a clean-version is not possible. Can I recommend Happy Catholic* if you’d like something beautiful and good to contemplate today instead? The Wine-Dark Sea is lyrical and thought-provoking, if you’d like to scroll some back issues and be edified. How about Siris, if philosophy... Read more

2022-01-06T10:51:21-05:00

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Clean Air Club, Solar Edition?

Last updated on: January 6, 2022 at 10:51 am By Jennifer Fitz

SuperHusband built us a Corsi-Rosenthal box the other week, which went quite well after I talked him off the ledge of compulsively re-engineering the thing. “But it was designed by guys with PhDs in compulsively-re-engineering exactly this thing,” I said. “It’s too late. It’s already been optimized.” He probably had to make a few tweaks anyway, but it went so fast there couldn’t have been too many improvements, I don’t think. Here’s a thread on how to make a version... Read more

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2022-01-04T16:26:58-05:00

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Resolutions, Rebranding, and the Body You Have

Last updated on: January 4, 2022 at 4:26 pm By Jennifer Fitz

What caught the eye of your internet-mom this afternoon was a weird bit of cross-discourse about body image, fat-shaming, and weight loss. No links, I’m going straight to bullet point answers to the questions and arguments these various voices are circulating: Why yes, our culture is obsessed with body image, and it can’t help but fuel psychological hang-ups about being thin enough (women, generally) or muscular enough (men, generally). For women, in particular, take this challenge: Keep a tally of... Read more

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