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April 2023

April 12, 2023

Of Seed Potatoes and Dandelions

It's been one of those times when nothing goes horribly wrong, but nothing goes just...

April 11, 2023

The Question of the Baby Box

I was reading an article about a Florida proposal to install anonymous baby drop boxes...

April 10, 2023

A Backyard Miracle

The morning dawned vibrant, perfectly bright. The sky was bluer than blue and the grass...

April 10, 2023

A Pro-Life Nation where we Value our Freedoms

There's a lot of news I want to talk about today. Much of it...

April 09, 2023

Light of Christ

We were late to the Easter Vigil. Adrienne had informed me in the midafternoon...

April 07, 2023

The God of Invitation and Accompaniment at the Holy Thursday Liturgy

I went to Mass again last night. I wish I'd gone for some noble...

April 05, 2023

What I Have Learned About American Christianity

It's Wednesday of Holy Week. Holy Thursday is tomorrow. This is the most important week...

April 03, 2023

When You Come Into Your Kingdom

I went to Mass. I'm not saying you should do what I do. If...

April 01, 2023

The God of Love and the Madness of Palm Sunday

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday. This miserable Lent of Invitation and Accompaniment is nearly over. I...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

When the World is Returning to Life

She was just one of those people I met, a long time ago, when...

March 30, 2023

A Word on Trump’s Indictment

Today is an historic day. In case you're just joining us: today it was...

March 28, 2023

Harbinger of Spring

The panic was severe for the longest time, and then it evaporated. The insomnia went...

March 27, 2023

Again, America has Chosen Guns over Children

A long time ago, when I was a teenager, I was taken to a...

March 26, 2023

Spiritual Abuse and the Mystery of the Raising of Lazarus

I don't think I'm going to church today. As I write this, my ride will...

March 23, 2023

The Great Fire of LaBelle

It was evening but not yet dark, when the Lost Girl texted me. "My neighbor's...

March 22, 2023

Looking Back at the Church of Donald Trump

He's back in the news again, as ever: former reality TV star and...

March 20, 2023

On the First Day of Spring

It's the first day of spring, and I'm not doing so well. Today's the anniversary...

March 17, 2023

A South Carolina Bill is Unmasking the Pro-Life Movement

We all need to look very carefully at what's happening in South Carolina-- because...

March 15, 2023

The Birds, the Bees, and the Bible: Some Very Bad Christian Takes on Sex

It's almost spring. The flowers are blooming and the birds and the bees have come...

March 15, 2023

Passing the Tip Jar for Spring

Hey friends, This isn't a real blog post, it's just my every-several-months reminder that...

March 14, 2023

A Late Winter

The winter that never came finally got here last night. We had a dreadfully...

March 13, 2023

If All Were Rich, if None Were Rich

Things are progressing at somewhat less than a snail's pace. Uncle Junkyard says he'll be...

March 12, 2023

Jacob’s Son at Jacob’s Well

Jesus went to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land...

March 10, 2023

The Devil, A Panic Attack, and a God of Accompaniment

Invitation and accompaniment. Invitation and accompaniment. Invitation and accompaniment. I have decided to believe...

March 09, 2023

A Nonprofit, a Scandal, and the Scapegoating of Gay Catholics

I didn't think I'd have to talk about scapegoating of LGBTQ Catholics again so soon,...

March 08, 2023

A March Walk

The anxiety hasn't been good this week. In fact it's been terrible. It hasn't...

March 08, 2023

More on the New Accusations Against John Paul the Second

I've now had time to read yet more details of the newest report of Pope...

March 07, 2023

A Word on John Paul the Second

We need to talk about Pope John Paul the Second. In case you haven't heard,...

March 07, 2023

Imagining Fun in a Lonely Time

It turned out that Uncle Junkyard hadn't abandoned us after all. When he...

March 05, 2023

Outline of a Cross

It wasn't a very good weekend. A friend I know on social media was having...