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We Have a New Pope! Now What?

So, we have a new Pope. The new Pope's name is Leo XIV, an...

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April 21, 2025

Uncanny as the Empty Tomb

I went into Triduum, anxious. I was brought up to think that the Church was...

September 2024

September 07, 2024

To a Quiet Place

Ashwagandha is another medicine I can't take. I tend to have backwards effects from...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

No, Married Priests will not Solve the Abuse Crisis

They've been talking about married priests on X/Twitter lately. A Vatican official brought up ending...

January 2024

January 27, 2024

How to Be a Catholic Traditionalist

Hidey ho, everyone! It's Mary Pezzulo, the Marchioness of Manners, with another informative how-to article!...

May 2023

May 27, 2023

Something About the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

I guess I'd better say something about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It's ironic that...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

When the World is Returning to Life

She was just one of those people I met, a long time ago, when...

January 2023

January 11, 2023

On Exodus 90 and the Question of Spousal Rape

Yesterday, my social media was flooded with a barrage of outrage over an outfit...

December 2022

December 06, 2022

A Catholic Traditionalist Confronts History

Catholic Traditionalist: We are REAL Catholics! Our religious practice is pure and unchanged from...

August 2022

August 19, 2022

Theology of the Guinea Pig

It was time for McFluff's monthly bath and manicure. McFluff is the family guinea pig....

August 14, 2022

The Day Your Child Comes Out

On Twitter, the formerly Catholic talking head Joseph Sciambra had something to say about parenting....

August 11, 2022

A Survey, A Synod and a Carthusian Fruitcake

My veteran readers may recall that I am fond of surveys. I like to have...

July 2022

July 03, 2022

A Sermon and an Outburst

I went to Mass today. It's hard going back to Mass at home after being...

July 01, 2022

What Kind of a Catholic Am I, Anyway?

The other day, an irritating person quote-tweeted me on Twitter with a glib "there isn't...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

Priests Never Say They’re Sorry

The month of June began with being told I had no dignity. That's probably not...

June 22, 2022

Unless the Father Beckons

The last day of my pilgrimage to Columbus, I went to church. You don't...

June 18, 2022

A Weekend Pilgrimage

This weekend I drove to Columbus by myself, repenting. To repent means to turn...

June 11, 2022

A Toad and a Creepy Thing

I do my best thinking when I garden. Gardening is where I meditate and contemplate...

May 2022

May 22, 2022

A Treasury of Rituals Practiced in Catholic Churches, a la NPR

I don't want to talk about Nancy Pelosi or Archbishop Cordileone right now. I'm...

April 2022

April 29, 2022

To Be Yourself, In Christ

Tuesday was absolutely magical, one of the best days of my life. Wednesday was one...

April 20, 2022

The Only God Worth Following

On Good Friday I went to confession. I'm not saying that was the right...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Touch, Spiritual Abuse, and the Charismatic Renewal

I want to say a couple of things to people who have been spiritually...

March 14, 2022

Holy Spirit Purify Thy Name

I don't know were to begin. My head is still spinning with the events of...

March 02, 2022

Religious Trauma and Lent: What are We To Do?

I just want to remind everyone that if you suffer from religious trauma, or...

February 2022

February 21, 2022

The Choice Between Two Gods

It started last week, I suppose, when a social media friend who was suffering from...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

What Are Some Differences Between a Cult and a Healthy Religious Practice?

I want to talk a little about the difference between a cult and a...

January 21, 2022

A Word on the March for Life

Today is the annual March for Life. For the life of me, I don't understand...

January 06, 2022

“Do They Take Girls Who Are Sterile?”

There was a girl at our church who had cancer. I don't know why...

January 06, 2022

A Pagan in the Crick

The day I rescued the mudpuppy was the day I became human. We cared...

December 2021

December 27, 2021

The Mystery of Holy Family Sunday

It always feels a bit awkward when Christmas falls on a Saturday, because all...