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April 2026

April 15, 2026

Trump Attacks Pope Again. Leo Responds with Call for Peace

Years ago, my sister and brother-in-law woke in the middle of the night to strange...

July 2024

July 29, 2024

Olympics Tableau Intended to Bait Christians. It Worked.

Christians who enjoy being outraged have found another target for their hysterics. This year's Olympics...

May 2024

May 02, 2024

Jesus loves you. He will accept you. Just as you are.

Never to pay attention to the vessel in which I send you my grace …...

October 2023

October 11, 2023

God help us to conquer the menace of evil.

We are swimming in a sea of evil. The pillars of civilized society are shaken...

December 2022

December 21, 2022

Bishops and Priests: Jesus is the Answer

Woe to you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the...

November 2022

November 01, 2022

St Thomas More Committed Sins for a Political Church

I chose St Thomas More for my name saint. Since I spent much of my...

October 2022

October 14, 2022

Being Catholic does not mean that you have to be stupid, ignorant, superstitious and dead.

My Patheos colleague, Fr Matthew Schneider wrote a post about the anti-vax statements being made...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

Peter or Judas? Which one will you follow?

In the face of this deplorable evil, the church kneels before God and implores his...

June 2022

June 15, 2022

“He did it too!” is an Excuse for Children, not Bishops and Priests.

Clergy sex abuse is a big topic, spanning generations of baby-raping clergy and their innocent...

June 10, 2022

So What’s Wrong with Cardinal McElroy?

A few weeks ago, Pope Francis elevated Bishop McElroy of San Diego to Cardinal, and...

May 2022

May 19, 2022

I Believe What the Church Teaches.

"I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ,...

March 2022

March 07, 2022

How to Refuse Satan’s Temptations

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by...

June 2021

June 28, 2021

What Were the Bishops Doing?

I’m guessing that the Catholic bishops were surprised by the public reaction to their plan...

June 18, 2021

God Can Say Enough.

Simon was a sorcerer, a rather famous and successful sorcerer. Evidently, Simon was also at...

June 15, 2021

Render Unto to Ceasar … What Did Jesus Teach About Church and State?

“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are...

June 14, 2021

The Catholic Bishops and Sexual Sin

When you are dealing with an international organization that has a proven record of corruption...

May 2021

May 26, 2021

McCarrick Report: It’s Not a Few Bad Priests. The Church Itself is Corrupt.

The McCarrick Report said what we already knew. The Catholic Church is guilty of systemic,...

May 19, 2021

I Believe What the Church Teaches.

"I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ,...

May 16, 2021

Do Not Deny Yourself the Eucharist

Misogyny is a terrible sin. The sin of clerical misogyny is the sin of the...

December 2020

December 14, 2020

Bishop Tony Taylor of Little Rock Ark has COVID-19. Pray for His Recovery.

Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, Ark, has COVID-19. Bishop Taylor was formerly a priest...

December 05, 2020

Supremes Exempt 2nd Bishop from COVID Restrictions

We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and...

December 04, 2020

Pope Francis’ Op Ed: Thank You Papa for Caring About America

Pope Francis wrote a most remarkable Op Ed for the New York Times this week....

November 2020

November 30, 2020

Whaddaya Do When Your Bishop is a Quack?

Which is lawful on the Sabbath, to do good or to do evil, to save...

September 2020

September 10, 2020

You Don’t Have to Support Religious Demagogues. You can say No.

A few years after my knock-me-flat-in-the-middle-of-the-road religious conversion, and many years before I entered the...

September 09, 2020

La Crosse Bishop to Correct Racist Priest Who said ‘Catholics Can’t Be Democrats’

Bishop William Callahan acknowledged that Father James Altman has inflicted a "wound" on the Church...

September 09, 2020

LaCrosse, Wisconsin Catholic Priest Belittles Lynching in Racist Homily.

Father James Altman of St James the Less Roman Catholic Church in La Crosse,...

June 2020

June 12, 2020

Pope Benedict’s Brother Dies

Fr Georg Ratzinger, the brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict, has died at the age of...

June 04, 2020

Catholic Bishop Takes a Knee in Solidarity with Protestors

I wish we didn't live in a world where this is a big deal. I...

June 04, 2020

Where are the Collars? Updated.

I’m going to write more about this whole issue later. But for now I have...

May 2020

May 14, 2020

This is the Sampul River Massacre, 40th Anniversary.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Sampul River Massacre in El Salvador. The Sampul...