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January 2023

January 19, 2023

The Hawk and the Songbirds

I haven't seen the hawk since Sunday. I'd asked, for a joke, if I could...

January 18, 2023

More on the Laicization, and the Lies, of Frank Pavone

Here we go again, talking about my least favorite subject, the former priest Frank Pavone....

January 17, 2023

The Red-Shouldered Hawk on the Anxiety Walk

I was on my daily Anxiety Walk, when I saw the hawk again. The Anxiety...

January 15, 2023

Where You See the Dove

John the Baptist knew Christ was the Lamb of God, because he saw the...

January 14, 2023

A Family, A Museum, and an All-Out Effort

You might have seen that I ended up in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last weekend,...

January 13, 2023

In a January Way

January is an agnostic time. You'd be hard pressed to profess anything, in January, in...

January 11, 2023

On Exodus 90 and the Question of Spousal Rape

Yesterday, my social media was flooded with a barrage of outrage over an outfit...

January 10, 2023

The Raising of Serendipity

Two days after Christmas, I trudged downtown in my big snow boots, to say goodbye...

January 10, 2023

The Lost Girl Finds a House

Last week, my friend The Lost Girl thought she had found a house. As you...

January 07, 2023

Sign of the Pigeons

It was the pigeons that gave me hope. I was going for my walk...

January 06, 2023

A Letter from Bishop Zurek Reveals More on Baby Choice and Pavone

I want to draw your attention to an excellent article on the laicization of...

January 01, 2023

On the Death of the Pope Emeritus

I woke up to find that Pope Emeritus Benedict had passed away, and I...

January 01, 2023

The Man Who Brought Water

On Thursday night, the toilet didn't flush. In retrospect, I should have fled town...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

The Homeless Woman and the Lost Girl

I got a text on Christmas eve. It was from a homeless lady I...

December 28, 2022

A Very Different Nativity

I saw the most unusual portrayal of Mary and Jesus the other day. The...

December 24, 2022

A Candle in a Cold House

This morning I woke up in my living room, with my face stinging from...

December 23, 2022

In The Terrible Cold

Yesterday, when it was still raining, before the terrible cold and frost blew over Ohio,...

December 21, 2022

On a Dark Night

It's a dark night, the darkest of the year. Truth be told, it has been...

December 21, 2022

Looking Back at Pavone and Baby Choice

I want to address the former priest Frank Pavone, and the mystery of the dead...

December 20, 2022

The Sign and the Holy Family

The day started well, and then it collapsed into ruin. I took Adrienne to Robinson,...

December 18, 2022

It Started With A Text

It all started with a text. The Lost Girl whose children were so well behaved...

December 18, 2022

Passing the Hat for Winter

Hey folks, this isn't a real blog post, it's just my regular reminder that...

December 18, 2022

Salvation is God With Us

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Now the birth of Jesus the...

December 17, 2022

Frank Pavone Has Been Laicized

This has been a long time coming. The Vatican, moving at a glacial pace...

December 17, 2022

In Little Things

I talked with Holly the Witch. She saw the woman who used to live in...

December 15, 2022

A Chaste Evening Out

We went to Easton Town Center to see a movie. If you are a...

December 14, 2022

Of Mercy and Dread

It was after dark when I realized we were out of milk. I was...

December 09, 2022

While I Watched the Parade

Last weekend, while I was at the parade with my daughter, my friends in Columbus...

December 06, 2022

A Catholic Traditionalist Confronts History

Catholic Traditionalist: We are REAL Catholics! Our religious practice is pure and unchanged from...

December 05, 2022

Here In The Disaster

The last few days haven't been very good. I'm having my usual seasonal anxiety, on...