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May 2017

May 27, 2017

The Sign On The Door

Finally, my curiosity overcame me. I walked up to the porch to read the sign.

May 26, 2017

The Adventures of Tony, Cap, Donald and Bigfoot

My daughter does not play with Barbies. That's not for lack of exposure; she has...

May 23, 2017

Ten More Christian Movies That Need To Be Made

I just died laughing at Babylon Bee's very humorous list of 23 Christian Movies That...

May 22, 2017

The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of Lies

I see the Bride of Christ persecuting Christ, and it sickens me.

May 21, 2017

“We Don’t Pray for Catholics!”

Nataly lived in Ukraine for fourteen years, and in Russia before that. You wouldn't know...

May 20, 2017

Darkly, But I See

I don't know how we'll keep ourselves alive across the river in West Virginia. I...

May 18, 2017

How To Tell The Difference Between Saint Basil’s And The Kremlin

Just a word for everyone re-sharing that striking and horrifying cover picture of Time magazine...

May 17, 2017

In the Cool of the Day

I took my daughter to play on the grassy hill by the abandoned school...

May 16, 2017

Situation Normal: All Trumped Up

Last night when I went to bed, the White House was still claiming that the president had...

May 13, 2017

A Mother of One

I didn't feel like I felt a mother ought. I didn't have the right number...

May 12, 2017

Courage and the Crocodile Pit

Is anyone else nervous lately? I've been a little nervous lately. Alternately angry and nervous,...

May 11, 2017

Where Will The Poor Go?

I wonder where the poor will migrate to if the middle-class Catholics manage to get...

May 10, 2017

Stop Comparing Trump To Nixon

Nixon was a crook. That cannot be disputed at this point. His scandalous conduct during his...

May 10, 2017

Interesting Times

I hardly know where to begin. I feel as though I had four or five...

May 09, 2017

What Would Benedict Do?

The combox is interesting lately. Oh, it's always interesting. All three of the usual comment...

May 08, 2017

An Eastern Orthodox Reviews “The Benedict Option”

The only thing worse than watching Tommy Wiseau’s heartbreaking work of staggering genius The Room,...

May 04, 2017

Thoughts Ahead of Today’s “Pro-Life” Legislation

Today I'm scared. I know, there are a lot of things I ought to be...

May 03, 2017

Essential Oils Will Not Save You From The Three Days of Darkness

Back on the Planet Charismatic, we believed in the Three Days of Darkness. I fully believed...

May 03, 2017

Forgiveness Does Not Mean Going Back

A friend admitted she's not speaking to her mother anymore. Her mother has abused...

May 02, 2017

Cyril And Methodius Invent The Russian Language: A Play In One Act

Saint Cyril: What can we do for fun? Saint Methodius: I know! Let's invent...

May 01, 2017

Farmer, Carpenter, Explorer

It turns out that my grandpa was not a farmer. I thought he was, when...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

A Heavy Hand: A Review of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”

I didn't expect to enjoy The Handmaid's Tale. I don't really enjoy post-apocalyptic fiction. Not...

April 28, 2017

What Would You Do?

In the first grade I had a spectacularly useless health book entitled "Health: Focus...

April 27, 2017

Empathy and the Tyranny of Advice

Yesterday, I talked a little about the struggle with poverty, and how complicated and frightening...

April 26, 2017

Poverty Is Not Simple

I just read an excellent article in The Establishment, an essay by someone who grew up...

April 25, 2017

Commodore Trump and the Evil Canadian Cattle Rustlers

I don't often read the president's twitter feed. If I want to read other people's...

April 24, 2017

On John Paul 2’s Consistent Ethic of Life

I am tired of single issue pro-lifers hijacking the words of Pope John Paul. Let's...

April 23, 2017

Stop Saying “There’s Always Adoption!”

If you're anything like me, you're noticing a lot of comments these days explaining how...

April 22, 2017

Mr. Rogers and the Terrible Chef

My daughter is on a Mr. Rogers-watching kick again, thanks be to God. We have...

April 21, 2017

What Catholic Women Hear

"Things Christian Women Hear" is trending on Facebook and Twitter. That's quite a topic; I...