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March 2023

March 03, 2023

The Problem of Mother Church

I haven't been myself lately. Well, that's not true. I'm ridiculously unable to be...

March 01, 2023

Sign of the Hawks

There are two hawks in LaBelle. All this time I thought there was one...

February 2023

February 26, 2023

Glorious Things are Said

I am trying to pray. Sometimes I don't speak when I try to pray, as...

February 25, 2023

I Try To Imagine, I Try To Pray

I should pray. It's the first Friday of Lent. I'm not skipping Lent this...

February 22, 2023

For You Are Dust

Remember you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. Dust is not a...

February 22, 2023

A Fast Day and a Dying Hart

I thought last night about my dream of the suffering hart, the one I...

February 21, 2023

The Hiding Trees

We are losing our trees. The handyman came back to fill the sink hole...

February 20, 2023

This Lent Will Be About Invitation and Accompaniment

I failed to go to Mass again this weekend. I actually wanted to go to Mass....

February 18, 2023

We Need To Talk About Mental Health

Everybody's talking about mental health right now, and that's a good thing. I think the...

February 16, 2023

Says the Lord, “I Will Rescue”

There was a sink hole in the side yard. We didn't know about...

February 14, 2023

At the Least Convenient Time

Nothing ever happens at a convenient time. In the middle of last week, a...

February 13, 2023

A Word on the East Palestine Disaster

I want to say a word on the catastrophe unfolding in East Palestine. In...

February 11, 2023

When Sunday is a Problem

Sunday, and the day before, continue to be a problem. I tried again to...

February 10, 2023

Sicut Cervus, like the Hart

Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum,ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. Like the...

February 09, 2023

A False Spring

February is the worst month. February is the month that goes on forever. February is...

February 08, 2023

On the Shunning of Francine or Frances

Her name wasn't really Francine McIntosh. That's a pseudonym used in the transcripts of...

February 07, 2023

A Room Made of Sunflowers

It's a rough February, as all Februaries are, but I've been passing the time by...

February 07, 2023

A Day of Rest

I really meant to go to Mass this week, but I ended up staying...

February 05, 2023

The Landlord at the Door

I woke up on the first of February, Imbolc, the feast of Saint Brigid, to...

February 04, 2023

A Requiem for a Window Washer

Ernie was a window washer. I didn't know him personally, and I think I...

February 02, 2023

A Series of Small Mercies

It's the small mercies that make all the difference. January ended inauspiciously. We had...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

On a Harrowing Sunday Night

On Sunday night, the Lost Girl went to the emergency room. It turned out there...

January 30, 2023

Not the Best Friday Evening

On Friday evening, I got into Serendipity for her maiden voyage. I'd been scared to...

January 30, 2023

I Shouldn’t Have To Say That Black Lives Matter

I shouldn't have to say that Black lives matter. That seems like such a...

January 27, 2023

A Brief Statement On the Murder of Tyre Nichols

As I write this, we are less than two hours from the official release...

January 25, 2023

Things that Ought to be Normal

It's been such a week I don't know where to start, but I think...

January 25, 2023

Frank Pavone has been Accused of Sexual Misconduct

In case you haven't heard: the disgraced defrocked former priest Frank Pavone has now...

January 23, 2023

A Pagan on Sunday

We couldn't go to Mass on Sunday, not in the rain and snow. Serendipity...

January 23, 2023

A Primer on SNAP Benefits, For Anyone Who Would Like To Know

If you're on social media, you may have noticed a graphic going around which lists...

January 22, 2023

The Scrapper

The scrapper was in the alley, dragging a great big piece of iron. Holly the...