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May 2022

May 18, 2022

Time for a Little Pontification

It's been a while since I wrote something here that was just fun. In the...

May 11, 2022

A New Page in History

Content Warning: Given the topic, this post uses words such as abortion many times, and...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

Five Quick Takes

I. Photograph of Taoyateduta, also known as Little Crow, a leader in the Dakota War...

April 23, 2022

Rosary Meditations: The Glorious Mysteries

Go here for a short intro to the rosary and for meditations on the Joyful,...

April 13, 2022

Rosary Meditations: The Sorrowful Mysteries

Go here for a general introduction to the rosary, and here for meditations on the...

April 08, 2022

Meditations for Holy Week 2022

Note: the passage I chose for Good Friday this year is from Flannery O'Connor's novel...

April 02, 2022

Rosary Meditations: The Luminous Mysteries

Go here for an introduction to the rosary, and here for meditations on the Joyful...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Rosary Meditations: The Joyful Mysteries

Go here for an introduction to the rosary. The Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries revolve around...

March 29, 2022

Rosary Meditations: Intro

Some years ago, I adopted the practice of using Scripture passages as meditations on each...

March 21, 2022

With My Body, I Thee Worship: Part Six

Go here for Parts One, Two, Three, Four, and Five. Last time, we closed on...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

With My Body, I Thee Worship, Part Five

Go here for Parts One, Two, Three, and Four. It's been a mere month since...

February 17, 2022

Lenten Reading for 2022

Most years, I chose a book to go through as part of my Lenten discipline....

February 09, 2022

On Side B Drama

I Came Here to Chew Bubblegum and Yell at People A few days ago, there...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

With My Body, I Thee Worship: Part Four

Go here for Parts One, Two, and Three. Enter the Implications Okay. So most people...

January 16, 2022

With My Body, I Thee Worship: Part Three

Go here for the first and second installments. As Long As We're Listening to the...

October 2021

October 31, 2021

Sneak Preview: “The Book of Salt”

Back in 2015, I published my first novel, Death's Dream Kingdom. I am currently working...

August 2021

August 11, 2021

Five Quick Takes

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

July 2021

July 23, 2021

“I Confess” Versus “Rear Window”

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

April 2021

April 15, 2021

Five Quick Takes

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

August 2020

August 03, 2020

Mudblood Catholic in Japan

I am fighting with tears as I write this. Don't worry, they're good tears. A...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Thank You Patrons!

I don't know how many of my readers know this, as Patheos doesn't have a...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

COVID-19: Blog and General Info Updates

As you've perhaps noticed, shit has grown decidedly real. I'm low-key freaked out. I had a...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Five Quick Takes

I. Busy week, so I've put my series on Just War Theory on the backburner...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

Five Quick Takes

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