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Gabriel Blanchard is a Catholic convert, gay author, radical leftist, unprofessional linguist, and Japanese food snob. He grew up as an evangelical Navy brat and got a degree in Classics from the University of Maryland. He currently lives in Baltimore and is a member of a local parish of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Peter. The everything notwithstanding, he is in fact not a vegan.

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Michaelmas, Part II: The Angelic Gospel

Go here for Part I. Foliage and fruit of the sycamore-fig, a... read more

Michaelmas, Part I: The Wars of Saint Michael

The Prince of Thy People Instead of the upcoming Sunday, I decided... read more

Gods in Conflict

We Can Serve Both God and Mammon, Right? No. The Worship of... read more

Go Forth the Banners of the King

Vexilla Regis prodeunt; fulget Crucis mysterium, quo carne carnis Conditor suspensus est... read more

Good News! Give Up Everything You Own

Blessed Are the Middle Class in Spirit Ah, poverty—everyone's favorite Christian value.... read more

God Expects You to Dine

Sabbath Dinner A loaf of challah with sesame seeds, part of the... read more

Why Won't Jesus Give Us a Straight Answer?

I Tell You a Mystery Our Gospel for 24 August, the Tenth... read more

The Visitation, Part II

Go here for Part I. Also, you'll notice that the textual footnotes... read more

The Visitation, Part I

The Gospel of the Visitation Ivory panel carved in 12th-c. Germany, showing... read more

Lamplight

A Few Words on Luke's Outline This past Sunday's Gospel came from... read more

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