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November 2019

November 11, 2019

A Slip of the Tongue, Part Two

Part One In my last, I discussed various sins of the tongue, and, in particular,...

November 06, 2019

A Slip of the Tongue, Part One

It seems that we, the Catholics of the internet, could do with a refresher on...

November 02, 2019

Prayers for All Souls

So today was All Souls, a.k.a. Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead....

October 2019

October 30, 2019

Thirteen Halloween Recommendations

I got into Halloween a little on the late side—my mother was in a fundamentalist...

October 28, 2019

The Mark of the Pharisee

Yesterday's epistle and gospel readings form, at first glance, an odd pair. Here, in my...

October 24, 2019

Theotokos or Pachamama?

The suspicion, hostility, and charges of idolatry being launched against the Amazon Synod, the Vatican...

October 19, 2019

Vivisection

The words slide into me like a well-lubricated knife. “It is a sin against nature—don’t...

October 18, 2019

Clapback Comes for the Archbishop, Part Three

Part One; Part Two; Excursus Right then, back to your regularly scheduled program of subverting...

October 15, 2019

Five Quick Takes

I am writing my very first post from a new laptop! Thanks in part to...

October 12, 2019

Forgiveness and Its Discontents, Part Three

Part One; Part Two At an individual level, I'd be willing to bet most (1)...

October 09, 2019

Forgiveness and Its Discontents, Part Two

Part One The Catholic doctrine of forgiveness is delicately balanced with her doctrine of justice,...

October 05, 2019

Forgiveness and Its Discontents, Part One

I'm hitting pause on my current series, to talk about the furor surrounding Brandt Jean's...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Clapback Comes for the Archbishop, Excursus: LGBT Language

Part One; Part Two Before I move to His Excellency's next point, I'd like to...

September 25, 2019

Clapback Comes for the Archbishop, Part Two

Part One And now, let's pivot to my dissatisfaction with Archbishop Chaput's column. He lays...

September 23, 2019

Clapback Comes for the Archbishop, Part One

Archbishop Charles Chaput's recent column about Fr James Martin, and the latter's reply, have been...

September 18, 2019

Don’t Leave Me

What a time to be a Catholic. The USCCB, with its usual cultural aplomb and...

September 14, 2019

Authentic? Part Two

Part One Can you perform authenticity? Can you edit your own experience without falsifying it?...

September 11, 2019

Authentic? Part One

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. —Exodus 20.16 Woe unto you, scribes and...

September 05, 2019

Aloysius Instructs: The Papacy

Being the Thouhts Thowgths Thauts Thinking of a Spectacold Bear [Readers will please forgive this...

September 02, 2019

Parables

There met Jesus out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time,...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

To Marry Or To Be a Flamer, Part Three

Part One; Part Two I do think the Side A appeal to the text It...

August 24, 2019

Attack on Eden

I've entirely lost patience with the self-appointed inquisition on the Catholic right. I can accept...

August 20, 2019

To Marry Or To Be a Flamer, Part Two

Part One I hope it's clear, then, that I think we all ought to take...

August 19, 2019

To Marry Or To Be a Flamer, Part One

I'm Side B myself, but I have a lot of Side A friends, (1) and...

August 16, 2019

Gender Jamboree, Part Six

Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five I'd like to address a...

August 13, 2019

Some Perks of Being a Bad Catholic

I recently reread one of my favorite novels, The Violent Bear It Away. It was...

August 06, 2019

Chi Ni Wa Odayaka

The sun rose plum-red above her native ocean into the white sky. Her trailing branches...

August 05, 2019

Gender Jamboree, Part Five

Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four I've spent my last few posts outlining...

August 03, 2019

La Estrella del Mar; or, Mother of Exiles

Trucks rumble—the hustle and the hum Of gears gas engine exhaust choke POTHOLE and there's...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

Gender Jamboree, Part Four

Part One; Part Two; Part Three Quick reminder: I am not trans, and there are...