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December 2021

December 03, 2021

Peace on Earth—War on Twitter

Source Back in the spring of 2020, when there were a lot of anti-racist protests...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

Creation

A week or two ago, I was leafing through an old journal I used to...

November 20, 2021

Sempiternam Requiem

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, which commemorates trans people who've died by violence. I...

September 2021

September 14, 2021

Vile Bodies, Part One: Give or Take

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

September 11, 2021

9/11/2021

Photo by Michael Foran Twenty years ago today. It's strange that this anniversary feels so...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

Another Preview

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

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 02, 2021

A Sneak Preview

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

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...

March 2021

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 08, 2021

It Is Always Winter Here

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

December 2020

December 21, 2020

Thorns on the Mountain

They say that when Our Lady came to Mexico The bishop mistranslated what she said....

December 04, 2020

The McCarrick Report: Quo Vadis

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

November 2020

November 17, 2020

The McCarrick Report: The Victims

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

November 16, 2020

Intro to the McCarrick Report

The Bad Beginning So. The McCarrick report. Hoo boy. I'm hitting pause on my current...

October 2020

October 02, 2020

Selections from “The Hiding Place”: Ravensbruck

The ten Booms used their house as a refuge for Jews (it is now a...

May 2020

May 13, 2020

New Book Excerpt

I'm working on a new book, non-fiction this time: basically, it's "Mudblood Catholic, the book."...