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September 2021

September 21, 2021

Vile Bodies, Part Two: The Dream of Burning Lilies

CONTENT WARNING This series discusses sexual violence and other forms of abuse. Please read with...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

Another Preview

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

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...

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...

March 2021

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...

January 2021

January 06, 2021

Epiphany to the Gentiles

Vice President Mike Pence and the members of Congress have been evacuated from the Capitol....

December 2020

December 17, 2020

Why the Left Isn’t Nice Enough, Part V: Mea Maxima Copout

Earlier posts in this series: When You Cancel the Abyss, the Abyss Also Cancels You;...

November 2020

November 18, 2020

The McCarrick Report: The Monster and the Mirror

THIS SERIES DEALS WITH SEXUAL ABUSE. PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION. AN INTRODUCTION AND FURTHER DISCLAIMERS...

November 10, 2020

Five Quick Takes

I. I haven't given up on my current blog series, but the past week has...

October 2020

October 19, 2020

Why the Left Isn’t Nice Enough, Part I: When You Cancel the Abyss, the Abyss Also Cancels You

Centrists, conservatives, and the alt-right love telling leftists that we're mean. "Where has civil discourse...

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Rainbow Crown

A couple days ago, Catholic Arena (a media outlet I hadn't come across before) shared...

January 2020

January 05, 2020

Catholicism, War, America, and Christ: Intro

A nice easy set of topics to cover, but don't worry, I'll be 100% objective....

October 2019

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)...