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April 2019

April 23, 2019

The Eastertide Request

Hi friends, This is your periodic reminder that Steel Magnificat, and my family, are...

April 23, 2019

The Departure of Margaret Shank

My mother used to tell us stories about the housekeeper who worked for her...

April 21, 2019

In the Holy Night

I had been dead for eons. I was not the first to die-- the first...

April 20, 2019

There is Nothing Good about this Friday

There is nothing good about this Friday. There is nothing good about a day...

April 18, 2019

Triduum and the Mystery of the Atonement

"She completely misunderstands the Atonement" Is such a strange thing to say. Someone said...

April 16, 2019

A Suggestion as we Mourn the Fire in Notre Dame

We are all still mourning the tragic fire at Notre Dame cathedral, and justly...

April 15, 2019

Patrick Coffin and the Case of the Arsonist that Wasn’t

To begin with, I need to state that the firefighters working to put out...

April 15, 2019

A Word on the Fire at Notre Dame

I'm supposed to say something about Notre Dame de Paris. On any other day, you...

April 13, 2019

Help the Friendship Room Stock their Little Free Grocery

Have you remembered your almsgiving penance this Lent? You know, the one you resolved to...

April 13, 2019

Would to God I had Died

Somehow, one afternoon, I ended up on a bench in Fort Steuben Park. I...

April 11, 2019

A Survivor Responds to Pope Emeritus Benedict

I was talking last night to my friend who is a member of SNAP. She...

April 10, 2019

A Word on Pope Emeritus Benedict’s Statement

I have just finished reading Pope Emeritus Benedict's remarks which were released today. I've never...

April 09, 2019

Tenebrae Responsories: Unus Ex Discipulis Meis

Unus ex discipulis meis tradet me hodie: Vae illi per quem tradar ego: Melius...

April 08, 2019

What the Pro-Life Movement Has Taught Me This Week

I grew up being told that the Population Bomb was a Liberal lie. I...

April 07, 2019

Tenebrae Responsories: Iudas, Mercator Pessimus

Judas mercator pessimus osculo petiit Dominum ille ut agnus innocens non negavit Iudae...

April 07, 2019

The April Appeal

Hey all, this is just your periodic reminder that Steel Magnificat, and my family,...

April 07, 2019

Silencing Victims is Not Evangelization

The other day I was furious about the abuse survivor who was told not to...

April 06, 2019

Tenebrae Responsories: Amicus Meus

Amicus meus osculi me tradidit signo: Quem osculatus fuero, ipse est, tenete eum:...

April 04, 2019

“Healing Our Church” Will Not Heal the Church

I want to open by mentioning that I asked one of my friends who...

April 02, 2019

Among Pines

There is incense in the mist. Resin fragrance stings, a seraphs' fire cleansing throat and...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

A Spendthrift and her Coat

I really needed a new coat. I'd had the same black one for about four...

March 30, 2019

A Work of Mercy for a Friend

Hi friends, I need your help. I have a friend who's in a very...

March 30, 2019

Fruit is Expensive Where it Grows

I have a friend who lives in rural Mexico. We don't get to talk...

March 28, 2019

I Am Not Used to the Living

The warmth is coming back. Today we had the windows open for a bit after...

March 27, 2019

Wal Mart, the Devil, and the Mystery of the Bashful Exorcist

Up until today, I didn't know you could get statues of Baphomet at Wal...

March 25, 2019

A Spring Request

Hi everyone, I am working on this evening's regular post right now; this is...

March 24, 2019

Suicide, Shootings, and the Powerless Generations

I've learned that a second survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school shooting has...

March 21, 2019

The Worst Thing a Priest Can Say to an Abuse Survivor

A friend posted the following commentary today, about the experience of a mutual friend of...

March 19, 2019

Saint Joseph and the Silent Magnificat

Today is the solemnity of Saint Joseph, which means that I have to come...

March 16, 2019

Let Me Tell You About Christchurch

Let me tell you about some good people who lived in Christchurch, New Zealand....