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November 2020

November 05, 2020

I Could Not Sleep

I had hoped to talk about the election results by now, but here we...

November 01, 2020

A Treat on a Grim All Saints Day

Today is All Saints Day, and it doesn't feel good. We're still stuck unable...

October 2020

October 30, 2020

My Final Word Before You Vote

I have said again and again that I don't like writing about politics. This...

September 2020

September 28, 2020

Small Potatoes

Rose's birthday came and went. We finally gave her the new bike we managed...

September 20, 2020

On a Bright Day

It was a bright day today. It was marvelously sunny, for the first time...

September 14, 2020

A Whistleblower Alleges: Mass Hysterectomies at Ice Detention Center

I know that there's a lot to think about right now. There has been plenty...

September 13, 2020

While We Worried About Imaginary Children

Over the weekend, it's been revealed that our nation has expelled 8,800 unaccompanied minors...

September 04, 2020

Saint Francis and the Brown-Black Cat

The week has not been conducive to very much writing. I had my second rabies...

August 2020

August 29, 2020

The Children At the Unity Kitchen

I used to volunteer at the Unity Kitchen. I still don't know if the Unity...

August 28, 2020

Every Town is Money

Today is the Roman Catholic feast of Saint Augustine, who was an African man with...

August 22, 2020

This Inhuman Place

Want to hear a true crime story? This is one I didn't know about,...

August 18, 2020

Nothing Can Make This Right

I found out today that a baby had died alone. It was all over...

August 12, 2020

The Lady of LaBelle

I was at the bus stop with Rosie. Someday, when this is over, I...

August 09, 2020

Christians Must Not Seek Power

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

July 2020

July 31, 2020

During a Dangerous Year

Rosie is completely over her virus now. She's out of danger-- nothing left but...

July 29, 2020

An Ordinary Danger

Rosie caught Michael's stomach virus. There was a time when an eight-year-old with a...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

A Word on Statues and a Word on Saints

I want to say a little more today, here in the evening of the...

June 23, 2020

Art, Racism, and the Problem of White Jesus

I want to say a few more words about all the destruction and removal...

June 22, 2020

The Sunflower

Today I replaced my ruined plants. Not surprisingly, I wasn't able to resurrect my broccoli....

June 07, 2020

The Price of Ordinary

Columbus, Ohio, is an ordinary place. I'm not using "ordinary" as a pejorative there; I'm...

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...

June 05, 2020

George Floyd and the American Apocalypse

A friend on social media reminded me that the word "apocalypse" is Greek for "revelation."...

June 01, 2020

Pentecost Roses

We went for another hike this afternoon. It was cooler than it's been, and...

May 2020

May 30, 2020

The Pentecost Riots

Today is the feast of Saint Joan of Arc, who fought for freedom against...

May 28, 2020

If You’re Angry About the Looting of a Target Store

If you are angry about the looting of a Target store, I'm not going to...

May 16, 2020

La Belle Eden

I should have been writing this week, but instead I was in the garden....

May 12, 2020

Courage, Cowardice and COVID: Contra R. R. Reno

First Things editor R. R. Reno, who as far as I can tell from his...

May 10, 2020

In the Coldest May

We have another freeze warning tonight. It's the kind of cold that only feels bitter...

May 08, 2020

And Then Be Strong

There were snow flurries today. I don't think it's ever snowed in May, in Ohio,...

May 08, 2020

The Friendship Room is Battling the Cold Snap during COVID

Hey guys, I have a quick request for the hands and feet of Christ,...