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January 02, 2024

Notes Ahead of an Election Year

I don't want it to be an election year, but it is anyway. In...

December 2023

December 19, 2023

A Follow-Up on the Carmelites who Sued Bishop Olson

I would like to draw your attention to an excellent investigative report in The Texas...

December 15, 2023

Lady Ruby and the Two Christianities

I wanted to speak again about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss-- not about what...

December 03, 2023

One More Word on the Downfall of Church Militant

I want to make one more statement about the ongoing dumpster fire at Church...

December 02, 2023

Church Militant Continues to Melt Down

The circus surrounding Michael Voris's resignation from Saint Michael's Media and Church Militant just...

November 2023

November 28, 2023

Cardinal Burke and the Price of Princes

You have probably already heard that Cardinal Raymond Burke has once again been slapped...

November 28, 2023

A Festival, A Troll, and a Sign of Contradiction

On Friday night, we saw the fireworks. The City of Steubenville put off the...

November 27, 2023

We Encounter Christ in Other People

I didn't die last week. Thank you to the people who were so kind to...

November 21, 2023

Michael Voris has Resigned

If you follow Catholic news, you might have already heard that Michael Voris, the...

November 18, 2023

A Priest, A Ballet, and the Misery of Performative Masculinity

There was a bit of a kerfuffle on Twitter, which I refuse to call by...

November 18, 2023

A Penitential Season

The season of Advent is coming. There was a package of purple and pink Advent...

November 14, 2023

Autocrats are Bad, Actually

I have something to say that ought to be obvious. It's so obvious it's hard...

November 11, 2023

On the Removal of Bishop Strickland

Yes, I've heard about Bishop Strickland. For those of you who haven't heard about...

October 2023

October 17, 2023

Joseph Czuba and the Violence of American Christianity

I didn't think the news cycle could get more horrendous, but it has....

October 05, 2023

Let’s Say That I Prayed

Let's say that I've been praying. Let's say that I can't be 100% sure that...

October 02, 2023

A Word on Trump’s Financial Predicament

If you'd told me in March of 2016 when I first got this blog, thinking...

September 2023

September 23, 2023

How to be a Catholic Social Media Apologist

Hey hello everyone! It's Mary Pezzulo, the Marchioness of Manners, here to tell you how...

September 15, 2023

The Party of Family Values in a Crowded Theater

I'm not going to embed any videos, never fear. Heck, I'm not going to...

September 10, 2023

Love is the Madness of Sycamore Trees

How many times have I told you that I wish there was someone other...

September 10, 2023

If your Brother Sins, If the Church Sins

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to his disciples:...

September 04, 2023

Thinking as God Does, Thinking as Humans Do

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus began to show his disciples...

August 2023

August 24, 2023

On the Last Day

We went to Belmont County, on the last day. It was the last day...

August 10, 2023

The American Pro-Life Movement is a Confidence Game

On Tuesday I saw the circular saws. The video was going viral...

August 03, 2023

Yet Another Trump Arraignment, Yet More on American Christianity

Today we will have yet another Trump arraignment. I'm beginning to lose track of...