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February 2013

February 17, 2013

On the Death of Matthew Crawley

There is something about season three of Downton Abbey that I really liked. Something dark....

February 08, 2013

Beyoncé and My Legs

I started shaving my legs in high school, from the calf down, to get my...

January 2013

January 20, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles (full length)

Part One I was first assigned to the beam-cutting station, but I asked to be...

January 20, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles, Epilogue

Part I Part II Part III I was destined for the collar. Everyone seemed to...

January 17, 2013

Les Miz Sux: In Defense of Lisa Hendey’s Mom

Lisa Hendey's mother is exactly right: the latest film adaptation of Les Misérables is terribly depressing. It is...

January 14, 2013

In Praise of Cigarettes

I begin with a generous pinch of finely cut tobacco, cradled inside a creased, rectangular...

January 04, 2013

New Year’s Eve

I spent New Year's Eve with a buddy from college. We weren't super close while...

January 04, 2013

Would you subscribe to an e-mail? Should you pay for it?**

In the early nineties, my Father started a non-profit organization to support our family's ministry. Missionary...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Education, The Craft of Desire

There is a universal and inextricable relationship between desire and belief. This relationship contains and...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

When a Roman Catholic Reads About Rob Bell, What Does He See?

A few years ago, while I was in graduate school, I sang and played guitar...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Mary in the Moon

An apparition: Egg-shaped moon, Haloed, with soft, cloud-prism edges Dissipate; alone now. Resplendent shining white,...

October 17, 2012

More Stuff on Gangstas

***A note concerning terminology: there is a difference between 'gangsta' and 'gangster.' The former is an...

October 16, 2012

The New Evangelization Needs Profanity

So a Pharisee invites Jesus over to his house for dinner. Check out what transpires,...