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April 2021

April 06, 2021

The Snake in the Plaster and the Resurrection

I always get tongue-tied when it comes time to talk about the Resurrection. I'm...

April 02, 2021

Good Friday and the Scandal of Christ the Victim

Yesterday I re-posted my piece on Christ as a victim of sexual abuse, drawing on...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Passion Sunday and the Mystery of the Great God

One liturgical year ago yesterday, I stood in a parking lot in my sweatpants receiving...

August 2020

August 09, 2020

Christians Must Not Seek Power

Today I read an excellent article in the New York Times. You'd be well served...

June 2020

June 06, 2020

If You Cannot See Christ in This Dead Child…

Today I am angry. I am angry and tired of seeing my fellow white Christians...

November 2019

November 24, 2019

The Highest Majesty of God

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: The rulers sneered at...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

No, You Are Not Cristeros

I've seen a lot of talk about the Cristeros War lately, for all the...

August 2019

August 20, 2019

No, Suffering is Not Good

I have been thinking about suffering all day. I was copyediting the beautiful guest...

July 2019

July 13, 2019

To Cast Down an Idol

I've had to walk by the former House of Prayer and Peace several times this...

June 2019

June 03, 2019

Ascension Outside the Gate

One of the wonderful things about our Church is that the seasons come round again...

April 2019

April 20, 2019

There is Nothing Good about this Friday

There is nothing good about this Friday. There is nothing good about a day...

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:...

March 10, 2019

More on Christ the Victim, And the Necessity of Speaking Out

I was going to let the trolls take over the combox and retire on...

March 09, 2019

Blasphemy, Scandal and the Divine Victim

Just another warning to my dear readers, I'm going to talk about sexual abuse and...

January 2019

January 27, 2019

Return to Nazareth

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus returned to Galilee in...

December 2018

December 22, 2018

O Rex Gentium

The O Antiphon for December 22nd: O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui...

December 18, 2018

O Adonai

The O Antiphon for December 18th: O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,qui Moysi in...

October 2018

October 12, 2018

Christ Stands With the Abused, not Abusers

I draw your attention to an article by Jenn Morson, the follow-up to her article...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

Exhausted in the Midst of Scandals

I am exhausted. I'm completely exhausted. I promised myself I wouldn't watch the hearings, but...

September 16, 2018

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way...

September 09, 2018

Touch, Matter, Groaning

Again Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the...

August 2018

August 19, 2018

A Smoldering Wick In Church

All things considered, it has been a hell of a weak. I'm not swearing there;...

August 16, 2018

The Meaning of Chaff

My friend mentioned something to me today that helped me, a little. I figure...

August 05, 2018

How Not to Talk About Forgiveness

My friend was abused. Yes, in that way. I won't go into detail because...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

Who Cares What Men Prefer?

It seems like everyone is up in arms about "The Transformed Wife." For those...

June 2018

June 11, 2018

What Awaits the Faithful?

In the past few days, I've seen a lot of chuckling based on Bill Donohue's...

May 2018

May 13, 2018

Say there is a Lady

Let's say there is a Lady full of Grace. Let's say there is a...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

Blessed are We Who Have Not Seen

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked,...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

The Silence of Holy Saturday

Today, in its quiet way, is the most terrible day. Today is the day...

March 23, 2018

The Amelia Bedelia Of Interreligious Dialogue

Several weeks ago, I shared my first meditation on the Seven Last Words of...