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August 2021

August 30, 2021

Another Preview

August has been a busy month, and I haven't had time to begin writing the...

August 11, 2021

Five Quick Takes

I. Cardinal Burke has apparently been diagnosed with coronavirus. I urge my readers to pray...

August 06, 2021

Thoughts on National Repentance, Part III: A Sample Case

Go here for Part I and Part II. Repenting of centuries of racism and genocide...

July 2021

July 31, 2021

Review: “The Green Knight”

Arthuriana I have always loved the Arthurian cycle. It has everything: history, magic, chivalry, romance,...

July 23, 2021

“I Confess” Versus “Rear Window”

Another Day, Another Scandal I said at the beginning of my last post that Catholic...

July 21, 2021

Thoughts on “Traditionis Custodes”

Getting the Facts Straight Catholic media has been abuzz for the last several days over...

July 05, 2021

A Fisking of John Thiel’s “The New Donatism”

A Bit of Background More often than not I like Commonweal; I've even seen one...

June 2021

June 29, 2021

Thoughts on National Repentance, Part II: Unoriginal Sin

What Do a National Repentance? I've been giving more thought to this post. If we...

June 19, 2021

Thoughts on National Repentance

On Holiday Juneteenth has been declared a federal holiday. On the one hand, I'm pretty...

June 10, 2021

Whose June Is It?

Deus Vult: Conquer June Around the end of May and the beginning of June, I...

June 02, 2021

A Sneak Preview

I've been finding it difficult to write here lately (and I think I know why;...

May 2021

May 26, 2021

The Revolt of Fr. Altman

Who Is Fr. Altman? Fr. James Altman of Wisconsin has achieved notoriety over the past...

May 15, 2021

Five Quick Takes

I. Thanks to a schedule misunderstanding, I missed my parish's Ascension liturgy on Thursday, for...

May 06, 2021

Review: The Magnus Archives

The Magnus Archives The Magnus Archives is a horror podcast produced by Rusty Quill, a...

April 2021

April 28, 2021

Wolves In the Fold, Pt. 5: Saint Disney

Content Warning This post and series deal with various types of abuse, including sexual abuse...

April 22, 2021

The Shepherds’ Feast

The Pope has laid a princely feast Upon the Church's board; In files each cardinal,...

April 15, 2021

Five Quick Takes

I. It's a very heavy week at my job, so I'm having to put my...

April 07, 2021

A Brief Word on Transphobic Politics

What's Going On? A lot of you have probably heard about the bill that just...

March 2021

March 27, 2021

Meditations for Holy Week 2021

Palm Sunday Matthew 21.1-11, Mark 11.1-11, Luke 19.28-44, John 12.12-19 Hail Eärendil, of mariners most...

March 26, 2021

Wolves In the Fold, Pt. 4: Shame, Shame

Content Warning This post and series deal with various types of abuse, including sexual abuse...

March 16, 2021

A Fisking of Bishop Barron’s “We’re All Becoming Platonists Now”

Yesterday on Twitter was an incredible shit show for reasons I'm not going into here...

March 11, 2021

Wolves In the Fold, Pt. 3: Howls and Hirelings

Content Warning This post and series deal with various types of abuse, including sexual abuse...

March 06, 2021

Wolves In the Fold, Pt. 2: Some Things Abuse Is Not

Content Warning This series deals with various types of abuse, including sexual abuse and abuse...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Wolves In the Fold, Pt. 1: What Is Spiritual Abuse?

Content Warning This post and series deal with various types of abuse, including sexual abuse...

February 24, 2021

Five Quick Takes

I. Thanks to a Twitter friend, I've been getting into the late Fr. Herbert McCabe...

February 16, 2021

Review: “No Longer Strangers” by Gregory Coles

No Longer Strangers No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging In a World of Alienation is the...

February 15, 2021

FASH 106: Glitterbomb

Caution: violent imagery and language. Let's review. We've discussed important misconceptions about fascism, sketched the...

February 12, 2021

FASH 105: “The Great Replacement”

Previous posts in this series: I Can't Believe It's Not Fascism, Good Country Volk, Infiltration,...

February 08, 2021

It Is Always Winter Here

It is always winter here: frost and grey wind and wool scratching the skin and,...

February 02, 2021

FASH 104: Children of the Sun

Earlier posts: I Can't Believe It's Not Fascism, Good Country Volk, Infiltration. Caution: this post...