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December 2017

December 15, 2017

The Fourth Sorrow of Mary: Mary Meets Jesus on the Via Dolorosa

It is not going to be all right. It is not going...

December 14, 2017

Doing Christmas Wrong

I don't usually read magazines like Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living or Good Housekeeping....

December 13, 2017

Old Scratch and Baba Yaga

It was bitterly cold, and the bus was a little late. I was so grateful...

December 11, 2017

Santa Claus and the Broken Gift

I never knew how I'd broach the truth about Santa to my daughter, Rosie....

December 10, 2017

The Fifth Joy of Mary: The Finding in the Temple

After three days, they found Him in the temple, sitting among the teachers,...

December 10, 2017

Comfort and Joy in Downtown Steubenville

I was recently informed by a disgruntled reader that I "literally threw the entire...

December 07, 2017

Meet the Advent-o-Saurs!

I don't know exactly whose idea it was to come up with an Adventosaurus. My friend...

December 07, 2017

A Carol and A Petition

Christmas is on its way! Here's today's earworm: This is just your periodic humble reminder...

December 07, 2017

The Third Sorrow of Mary: The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple

Things had been easier for so long. Herod was dead. They were not in...

December 06, 2017

The Places You Meet Jesus

Rosie and I went to the Friendship Room with our widow's mite. There had been...

December 04, 2017

The Fourth Joy of Mary: The Adoration of the Magi

Miriam was still living in the cave. There was nowhere else to stay...

December 03, 2017

How the Grinch Stole David Bowie

It was bound to happen at some time or other. I'm sorry that it happened...

December 02, 2017

The Third Joy of Mary: The Birth of Christ

He is here. The Lord of Heaven and Earth is here. Miriam sees Him,...

December 02, 2017

Welcome to Advent!

Hello, Latin Catholics! Come on in, pull up a chair, help yourself to something...

December 02, 2017

A Word on the Senate’s Tax Bill

I'm not known for being at a loss for words, but here I am. I...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

What Does it Take for a Victim to be Believed?

By Donna Provencher I mulled a few hours too long about an uncomfortable Facebook message...

November 27, 2017

White Supremacism Is Every American’s Monster

I recently saw an article that was published and became very popular last summer, which...

November 25, 2017

The Second Sorrow of Mary: The Flight into Egypt

Imagine her terror. Things were bad enough before. She came to Bethlehem in the...

November 24, 2017

An Orthodox Spiritual Abuse Victim Tells Her Story

[This account was written for me by a Brooke Alker Gregory. I am sharing it with...

November 24, 2017

The Second Joy of Mary: The Visitation

(Note: most Seven Joys devotions skip over the Visitation and count the Nativity of Christ...

November 23, 2017

Notes For An Elegant Thanksgiving

Gobble Gobble, everyone! It's time to talk turkey with some entertaining tips from the Marchioness...

November 20, 2017

Donna Provencher’s Public Message to the Diocese of Lafayette

Donna Provencher, one of the women who reported being used sexually and spiritually abused by Jonathan...

November 19, 2017

Penny for the Turkey?

Hi everyone, This is just your periodic reminder that Steel Magnificat is about 90% donor-supported,...

November 19, 2017

The First Sorrow of Mary: The Prophecy of Simeon

She must have been exhausted. Eight days after giving birth unexpectedly, in a stable,...

November 18, 2017

What Does a Predator Look Like?

I have seen many men-- men I respect deeply and believe are totally sincere-- reacting...

November 17, 2017

A Message From Two Catholic Victims of Sexual Harassment

The following message was written by my friend Jessica Mesman Griffith, and I share...

November 15, 2017

The First Joy of Mary: The Annunciation

The centuries-old prophecy has been fulfilled. The Virgin has conceived, and will bear a...

November 14, 2017

Advent is Approaching

As I write this, we are six hours away from the start of Philip's Fast...

November 13, 2017

Fast Food Virtues

I never in a million years thought I'd be defending the Slumgullion-in-chief. I defended...

November 12, 2017

Anti-Woman, Anti-Child…Pro-Life?

I was thirteen. I remember, because I was leaving for my first overnight bus trip...