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May 2023

May 30, 2023

A Day for a Test

Today was the day for Adrienne's test. We should have had her tested a...

May 30, 2023

A Mass, A Bully, and the Spirit of God

The long weekend was an interesting one, from a blogging standpoint. I almost decided I...

May 27, 2023

When the Church Hates You

I both love and loathe it when an old post of mine gets new...

May 27, 2023

Something About the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

I guess I'd better say something about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It's ironic that...

May 26, 2023

A Shocking Lawsuit in the Diocese of Fort Worth

You've no doubt heard about a small order of Carmelite nuns in Fort Worth,...

May 25, 2023

Neither Do I Condemn

I woke up at noon, still exhausted. Adrienne was sleeping in, as usual. Michael...

May 23, 2023

Jeanne The Guardian

When I first met the cat, she was hiding in the foliage of that...

May 22, 2023

To Pray in a Garden

"Pray in a garden," said Holly the witch. "It's what Jesus did. Jesus didn't pray...

May 21, 2023

The Valley is all I Have

Jimmy came over to fix Serendipity. The first thing he tried was putting...

May 21, 2023

My Two Cents on Food Pantries

Twitter was awash in another pile-on the other day, this time on the subject of...

May 18, 2023

The Rust Belt Ascension

I went to the backyard to watch the garden grow. The potatoes are just...

May 17, 2023

Without Serendipity

Jimmy came back to work on Serendipity, bringing the new alternator. He dug out the...

May 16, 2023

On My Children

Jimmy finished taking the old alternator out of Serendipity, the ill-fated Nissan I bought...

May 14, 2023

Through Chaos, Through Gardens

I was going for a walk, instead of going to church. I still can't...

May 12, 2023

A Time To Plant

Jimmy came over to repair Serendipity. I told him again about the car's alternator...

May 11, 2023

While Planting Potatoes

I planted potatoes, as I told you the other day. As I planted potatoes, I...

May 10, 2023

The Good Can Be True

It hasn't been the best of weeks. Jimmy still didn't have time to get...

May 09, 2023

A Verdict for Donald Trump, and for All His Disciples

I was planting potatoes when Michael leaned out the window. "In case you need...

May 07, 2023

Calling a Spade a Spade in the Gun Control Debate

You know what I think would help immensely? I think we should call a...

May 07, 2023

A Word on the Shooting in Allen, Texas

Last night, we all received the news of yet another mass shooting, in a record-setting...

May 03, 2023

A Tale of Two Dollhouses

Grandpa made me a dollhouse, the most beautiful dollhouse in the world. Dollhouses were...

May 03, 2023

Some Thoughts on Donald Trump’s Civil Trial

I have been watching the civil trial of Donald Trump. There aren't any cameras in...

May 01, 2023

Grandfather Loves Me Still

My grandfather died on the last day of April, eight years ago. I've told this...

April 2023

April 29, 2023

The Mystery of the Fake Ms. McClaren

It was quite a day for trolls yesterday. I woke up to find a very...

April 26, 2023

Sunday on Emmaus Road

I was going to try to go back to regular Sunday Mass attendance after Easter,...

April 24, 2023

A Bag of Teddy Bears

Adrienne brought me a bag of stuffed animals. She is eleven and a half...

April 21, 2023

In the Lilac Time of Year

I woke up to the smell of lilacs. It was so hot yesterday that...

April 20, 2023

America’s Paranoid Gun Violence Epidemic Claims Another Victim

A homeless gentleman was shot to death near Holly the Witch's house, in Columbus....

April 16, 2023

The Vultures and the Angelus

The first thing I did was check on the compost. We're making compost again this...

April 16, 2023

Jack Teixeira and The Problem of the Basic-Brand Catholic

After a week of anticipation, we now know the culprit behind the massive...