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November 16, 2025

Megyn Kelly, the Catholic League, and the Epstein Files

Another warning to readers who may be sensitive to this topic: I'm going to...

November 13, 2025

My Thoughts on the Latest Trump-Epstein Evidence

Just a warning to my sensitive readers, this post mentions accusations of sexual abuse. Time...

November 09, 2025

When You’re Feeding the Poor this Holiday Season…

I've run out of ways to tell you that what's being done to the...

November 08, 2025

Of Pumpkins, Paintings, and the Virgin Mary

Everything was going just fine, until I spilled pumpkins all over the sidewalk. I'm...

November 04, 2025

Epiphany at Tunnel Number Eight

I went for a drive, in early November. It's soon enough after the end of...

November 02, 2025

It Turned So Cold at the End of the World

It turned so cold at the end of the world. It turned so cold, I...

October 2025

October 27, 2025

Beside the Still Waters

We went for a road trip. I had been promising Jimmy's boy a trip...

October 25, 2025

The Shadows at the End of the World

The cat thinks shadows are solid objects. I've never had a cat before. Charlie is...

October 21, 2025

The Shutdown Means Millions Will Go Hungry

I hope that all of my readers, especially if you've been blessed with a...

October 20, 2025

A Part of America

Adrienne and I went down to Wheeling. We went with a group of friends, to...

October 17, 2025

A Suggestion for Christians Attending the “No Kings” Rally

I have a suggestion for the "No Kings" rallies tomorrow. I hope all my...

October 17, 2025

A Balm To Make the Wounded Whole

It was starting to get cold when Jimmy's boy came to visit. All I wanted...

October 13, 2025

In Chicago, the Church Wakes Up

I have been waiting for the longest time for the Church to wake up...

October 08, 2025

On the First Cold Day

I wish there were words to describe how it feels, living in interesting times....

October 06, 2025

WIC is Running Out of Money, Fast

If the shutdown goes on, the WIC Program could run out of money in...

October 03, 2025

A Picture of God

I've been teaching an art class. Art was one of those things I set...

October 01, 2025

Immigrants are Your Neighbor. They are in Danger

I don't even know how to write about all the political news lately. I...

September 2025

September 26, 2025

If I Was There, If I Was There

Autumn came this week. It rolled in on Adrienne's fourteenth birthday, as I ran back...

September 18, 2025

Blogkeeping Notes for Fall 2025

Hi friends, This isn't a real post. This is just my every-few-months blogkeeping post,...

September 17, 2025

On the Murder of Charlie Kirk, and an Anti-Trans Moral Panic

The first thing you must know is that killing is wrong. Period. Defending yourself,...

September 16, 2025

To See the Light of God

The lights went out at midnight. Michael was at his night shift and Adrienne...

September 11, 2025

“Violence” was the Very Last Word

(Just a warning to my readers: this post is going to describe some graphic violence.) ...

September 10, 2025

The Girl Has No Arms: My Thoughts on the Epstein Book

So: now, we've seen Trump's drawing of the girl in the Epstein book. Just yesterday,...

September 09, 2025

An Appalachian Felix Culpa

The noise began as I was driving to the bank. In fact, I was driving...

September 03, 2025

On Trump’s Planned Lawless Invasion of Chicago

Our country has a law, and the law ought to count for something. It's not...

September 01, 2025

We Will Go Rejoicing, Bringing in the Sheaves

The sunflowers are drying out for the year. Some of the Lemon Queens and the...

August 2025

August 30, 2025

Never An Ordinary Life

They say the mad king is dying. I don't know exactly when the president's...

August 28, 2025

Another Mass Shooting in a Nation Without Hope

A nation that kills its own children is a nation without hope. A nation...

August 24, 2025

On MAGA, Cruelty, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Disabled Son

My aunt has a disabled son. My cousin, several years younger than me, is...

August 23, 2025

On Dobson, Discipline, and Don Bosco

Somehow, my posts on the death of spanking enthusiast James Dobson was extremely widely shared...