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January 2017

January 26, 2017

Mary Karr: Trying to Say God

This post begins our series of features on the writers, musicians and artists who will...

January 20, 2017

What it Means to be a Catholic Woman in Trump’s America

2016 was the year of my disillusionment. The election of Donald Trump seemed like a...

December 2016

December 13, 2016

The Artist’s Fiat: An Interview with Sister Sinjin

I’ve been listening to Sister Sinjin’s new album, Incarnation, as a daily Advent prayer, and...

December 08, 2016

Mothers, Artists, and Pain: Moon River and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

My maternal grandfather was born on December 8, 1912, on the Feast of the Immaculate...

December 01, 2016

Dark Devotional: Tourists vs. Pilgrims

An archeologist writes about the empty tomb. He says, “Pilgrims come to touch Golgotha and...

November 2016

November 25, 2016

The Broken Body of Christ at the Border

Last month, I attended Mass at the border; I was part of a community of...

November 14, 2016

Radical Spaces of Welcome

“That’s one kind of localism, I guess, and one kind of politics – doing your...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

We are Blood Thirsty: Twilight, Fifty Shades, and Leviticus

Editor's Note:This post discusses ritualistic cutting and self-injury in the context of a theology...

October 06, 2016

Dark Devotional: Monsters Inside Me

I’ve never been much for being scared out of my mind by horror flicks or...

August 2016

August 04, 2016

We Don’t Need Another Hero

Last week Jonathan asked me to write about Sick Pilgrim's mission and/or "charism." The way I understand it,...

July 2016

July 10, 2016

Dark Devotional: Who is My Neighbor?

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said,...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Dark Devotional: In Search of a Mothering God

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. thus says the LORD: Lo, I...

June 12, 2016

The Conjuring 2, The Devil and The Catholic Church

I've been asked many times “why did you revert to the Catholic Church?” It’s a...

May 2016

May 12, 2016

Three Reasons I Don’t Pray to Mary

Mary, it's not you. It's me. I promised that this month, your month, I would...

May 06, 2016

Dark Devotional: The Bad-Enough Mother

Once, I met a smart young woman who was very interested in what kind...

May 01, 2016

I have a Problem with Mary…and Possibly Women in General.

I wear a rosary around my neck and not for a fashion statement. My best...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

God at Platform 9 and 3/4

For the last year my faith has been a gritty, dig in and get dirty in...

April 22, 2016

The Dark Devotional: Christians Drive Me Crazy

"My children...This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love...

April 04, 2016

The Nasty Truth of a Mother’s Heart

“They appear more often now, both of them, and on every visit they seem more...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

The Dark Devotional: Retain Your Wounds

For the complete Mass readings for March 20, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, click...

March 10, 2016

The Dark Devotional: Fifth Sunday in Lent: The Dust on Her Lips

Click here for the complete Mass readings for March 13, 2016 Remember not the events...

March 10, 2016

Catholic Books Even a Protestant Could Love

I'm not Catholic, but some of my favorite books are. I came of age during...

March 08, 2016

First Ever Sick Pilgrim Discussion Shindig and Hootenanny During Holy Week! (Details Inside)

So, along with the many developing Sick Pilgrim media things (Radio show with Breadbox...

March 02, 2016

My Top Spiritual Books: Jessica Mesman Griffith

"Total non-retention has kept my education from being a burden to me." --Flannery O'Connor This...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

We’re the Church that Bans Puppies, Kitties, Movies and Other Things You Love (Not really, but it’s fun to say!)

"Through his works, the artist speaks to others and communicates with them. The history of...

February 18, 2016

Dark Devotional: Second Sunday of Lent: Mountain Climbing with Kathleen Tarr

A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke. Jesus took Peter, John, and James...

February 17, 2016

The Danger of a Clean Faith: Colleen Mitchell

I’ve heard it for as long as I can remember, how it's our job to...

February 09, 2016

Dark Devotional: Ash Wednesday 2016: Bring on the Night

Click for the complete Mass readings for Ash Wednesday 2016. Psalm 51: 12 Give me...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

For Her: Conspicuous Consumption Catholic-style

Aleteia has launched For Her, a web magazine for women that is "finely focused" through a...