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September 2019

September 19, 2019

The Case of the Kindly Mower

It was bright daylight outside, but not inside. Inside, it was dark. I was sitting...

September 11, 2019

To the Generation that has Grown Up Since 9/11

As I write this, it is a few minutes after midnight on September 11,...

September 07, 2019

What is Spiritual Abuse?

It's now September. the time of year when I'll start re-sharing my posts on...

September 04, 2019

Fear is Not a Virtue, and Fairy Tales are Harmless

As predicted, I've gotten quite a bit of feedback on my post from yesterday about...

September 03, 2019

Dear Father Reehill: Harry Potter Isn’t Real

I don't want to talk about Harry Potter. I don't like the Harry Potter...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

For the Record, Anti-Semitism is Real

Sometimes I don't write about something that's important, because I feel I have nothing...

August 16, 2019

The Tower of Power Sex Abuse Allegations go to Court, and I Have Further Questions

I was walking home from the grocery store earlier this week, when I saw...

June 2019

June 14, 2019

With Gratitude to my Spam Filter

We've been talking about sexual abuse and harassment in the Church for quite some time...

April 2019

April 15, 2019

Patrick Coffin and the Case of the Arsonist that Wasn’t

To begin with, I need to state that the firefighters working to put out...

April 10, 2019

A Word on Pope Emeritus Benedict’s Statement

I have just finished reading Pope Emeritus Benedict's remarks which were released today. I've never...

April 08, 2019

What the Pro-Life Movement Has Taught Me This Week

I grew up being told that the Population Bomb was a Liberal lie. I...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

The Scandal of a God Incarnate

Yet another content warning for my friends who are sensitive to this sort of thing:...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

How Ought We Respond to the Times Article on Gay Priests?

I'm going to have the comments off today, because I'm going to talk about a...

January 2019

January 26, 2019

An Apology for My Harsh Words

People have informed me that I've been too harsh. They have quoted the Catechism...

January 23, 2019

My Thoughts on the Reported National Basilica Invasion

Early yesterday I was naively thinking: let's pretend a Catholic priest who happened to...

January 17, 2019

Which Is the Authentic Catholicism?

I was recently mentioned in a curiously disjointed and rambling article at Church Militant....

January 10, 2019

Whose Altar? Which Lord?

I was reading a Bible passage from the first book of Kings the other day....

January 08, 2019

When the Victim is Female…

It was only a matter of time before the defenses started. Yesterday it was brought...

January 04, 2019

When Women Dance

It seems that the biggest scandal involving the new members of our House of...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

A Word on Justice Kavanaugh’s First Pro-life Ruling

So. A couple of months ago now, when just about every rape survivor...

November 2018

November 24, 2018

A Parade, a Kiss, and a Longing for the Beautiful

Thanksgiving. I've been wanting to write something Thanksgiving-themed all week but I got so...

November 21, 2018

Harry Potter and the Misplaced Terrors

They say that history repeats itself. As far as world events, we stand poised on...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Why Brett Kavanaugh?

I've got a question for the group today. I am probably going to moderate comments...

September 06, 2018

An Early September News Roundup

The beginning of September was a disappointment. In joyful expectation I laid out my...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

For a Moment, it was All About the Victims

I am glad that everyone finally believes in sexual abuse. This is a new...

August 10, 2018

A Lavender Herring: Who is to Blame for Priestly Sexual Abuse?

I don't think there's some kind of secret gay cabal in the Church. In...

July 2018

July 19, 2018

Trump A La Putinesca and Other Puzzlements

It's been more than a week since I wrote anything that could be called...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

What’s Happening at the Border? Answers to Common Questions

I've been asked a lot of questions about the human-rights crisis going on at the...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

“The Counter-Revolution” and The Spirit of the Antichrist

Lately I was in an argument with a person who was very fond of...

April 2018

April 22, 2018

Banished By Mark Shea is at it Again

Raise your hand if you'd be surprised to find anti-Semitism in the supposedly secret...