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December 2025

December 31, 2025

Magnificat in Snow

As the year drew to a close, I found myself with a bit of...

December 21, 2025

To Believe in the Incarnation

I took Jimmy's boy to the Nutcracker Village, as a Christmas treat. We stopped...

May 2025

May 25, 2025

She Treats Everyone Like A Mother

At the end of the world, I got my house ready for a party....

March 2025

March 04, 2025

The Kingdom of God Belongs to Children

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: People were bringing children to...

February 2025

February 04, 2025

Where Jesus Lives

It was the most anxious of days. There is so much to be anxious about....

December 2023

December 24, 2023

A Sacred Nativity

I found myself shuddering with numinous joy, two days before Christmas, in an abandoned storefront...

June 2023

June 18, 2023

A Panic Attack and a God of Love

I woke up in terror. This happens a lot lately. My circumstances are getting better....

May 2023

May 27, 2023

When the Church Hates You

I both love and loathe it when an old post of mine gets new...

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...

December 2022

December 17, 2022

In Little Things

I talked with Holly the Witch. She saw the woman who used to live in...

September 2022

September 11, 2022

I Will Rise Up

On the eleventh of September, When ages beyond number had run their course from...

September 06, 2022

A Musical Interlude

It's been hard to think about Jesus lately, but I was meditating on Him...

September 05, 2022

The Family, the Ferris Wheel, and the Ghost Outside the Church

Once, we went to Hershey Park. I think I was about nine that summer....

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 01, 2022

Blessed are the Cycle-Breakers

Yesterday we got up early and went to Mass, at a church where nobody...

June 2022

June 11, 2022

A Toad and a Creepy Thing

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

June 06, 2022

A Tongue of Fire

Again and again, I return to this theme: I wish with all my heart there...

May 2022

May 09, 2022

We All Imagine a Glorious Peace

We went back to Pittsburgh one more time. Our memberships will last for a...

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 06, 2022

And To Those In The Tombs

It was one of those days where everything hurts. The weather was cloudy, sloppy,...

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 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 01, 2022

In the Quiet Dark

Christians are supposed to boast of our weakness. I am glad of that, because...

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...

December 22, 2021

Traditionalists, the Barque of Peter, and Spiritual Abuse

I should probably have a hot take on the recent controversy over the restrictions...

December 20, 2021

For All the Christmas Party Poopers

Welcome to the annual Christmas party! Help yourself to a hot buttered rum. Mind the...

December 16, 2021

A Liturgy is a Gift, not Magic

It was another irritating day on Catholic social media. Lately there hasn't been any other...

December 11, 2021

The Mysterious Leper and the Body of Christ

Sometimes it's difficult to write out how I feel. I know, that's the most...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

What God Can Do With Suffering

Christians are supposed to rejoice in our weaknesses. I don't really know how to do...