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October 2020

October 26, 2020

Zinnias in the Plague Time

Rosie and I went for a walk. Michael was out walking too, but he was...

October 25, 2020

The Problem of the Trump Rally and the Purple Maga Nuns

Yesterday, Donald Trump held one of his infamous campaign rallies in Circleville, Ohio. It was...

October 19, 2020

The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion

Words cannot express how much I dislike writing about abortion. As a Catholic, I believe...

October 18, 2020

I Cast My Ballot For President

I cast my ballot for president. It wasn't nearly as satisfying as you might think....

September 2020

September 28, 2020

A Word on the Trumps’ Financial Difficulties

My family depended on SNAP benefits for ten years, to keep from starving to...

September 19, 2020

I Will Not Teach American Exceptionalism

Just for the record, I will not teach my daughter to love America "with...

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 10, 2020

As You Sow

I picked corn yesterday. Corn is a plant that only yields if you plant a...

August 2020

August 22, 2020

On Voting, Sin, and Spiritual Abuse

I don't like blogging about the presidential election very much. I want to write about...

March 2020

March 19, 2020

Last Day of Winter on the Ohio

Yesterday was the last day of winter. I'm told that March 20th is the earliest...

March 13, 2020

Plague Comes to the Ohio Valley

COVID-19 has come to Ohio. It's all over the country now. Last I heard...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

The Legacy of Trump is a Genocide

As I write this, Turkey is murdering our Kurdish former allies, and we are...

August 2019

August 08, 2019

A Nation of Laws or a Nation of Chaos?

You've no doubt heard about the record-setting ICE raids that took place yesterday: 680 workers...

August 03, 2019

We Must Not Look Away From White Supremacism

As I write this, I am waiting for the final body count of...

July 2019

July 13, 2019

A Word on This Weekend’s ICE Raids

As I write this, it is Saturday, July 13. The ICE raids planned for...

June 2019

June 30, 2019

Compassion, Victim-Blaming and Apologetics: A Reply to Dave Armstrong

I'm a little too young to understand how Dave Armstrong got famous in the...

February 2019

February 06, 2019

Babies, Bombs and the State of the Union

I was trying to watch the State of the Union address. The president declared...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

As I Watch an Empty Podium

As I write this, we are waiting for an address from the president which...

January 15, 2019

Let Them Eat Hamberders!

Yesterday I looked at how the government shutdown is hurting the nation's most vulnerable. Now,...

December 2018

December 20, 2018

Five Things to Give Your Money to Instead of a Border Wall

I will be back on later with my continuing Advent series on the O...

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 08, 2018

Trump is Doing the Monkey Dance

Well, it's gotten a bit dicey around here. I was feeling moderately hopeful right up...

November 03, 2018

My Pro-Life Vote This Year

"A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

You Must Not Hurt People

I want to be absolutely clear about something. It is a sin to hurt...

October 05, 2018

Because It Was Right, Because It Is Right

When I was a little girl, I saw photographs of the Suffragettes standing gracefully...

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 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...

July 2018

July 06, 2018

A Scandal in Montana

Many of you are no doubt aware that Donald Trump gave a speech that was...

June 2018

June 16, 2018

An Update on the Family-Separation Crisis, and How You Can Help

I'm still following the case of the immigrant children being taken from their parents...