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December 2021

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...

September 2021

September 25, 2021

Abuse, the Rosary, and an Old-Fashioned Social Media Pile-On

A friend, a devout Catholic, mentioned on that a new confessor had told her...

May 2021

May 18, 2021

The Beautiful and the Pleasant

It was one of those days where I just want to disappear. I wished...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

It Was Holy Thursday, But Also Easter

It hasn't been a very good twenty-four hours. Our menacing neighbor has been...

February 2020

February 14, 2020

Querida Amazonia: It Turns out that the Pope is Catholic

For weeks, I have watched public Catholics freak out about whether the Pope was going...

December 2019

December 05, 2019

The Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of Addition

Yesterday, I delivered the last of the presents from the First Annual Parish Giving Tree...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

Rod Dreher, Saint Benedict, and the Case of the Ignorant Secretary

People are still up in arms about Chick-fil-A. Conservative Christian commentators are furious. Rod Dreher...

July 2019

July 14, 2019

Which of These Was Neighbor? Which of These Was Christ?

In Eastern depictions, the Good Samaritan is Christ, the victim, Adam. You and I, already...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

A Chance to Change: A Review of “Everything Hidden Shall Be Revealed”

I have just finished reading a thought-provoking book by my friend Adam A. J. DeVille....

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 28, 2019

The February Escape

I was at that point in February where the uptick in fibromyalgia combines with the...

February 13, 2019

February is Gray on Gray

April is not the cruelest month, at least not in the Ohio Valley. February...

February 05, 2019

I, Myself, an Icon

It has been a whole year since I've been to an Eastern Divine Liturgy....

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Another Urgent Work of Mercy for the Hungry

I have a request from my friend Father Theodosius Walker at the Syriac Orthodox...

December 2018

December 09, 2018

A Season of Darkness and Joy

We ended up walking home from Mass, on the vigil of the Immaculate Conception. There...

September 2018

September 30, 2018

For a Moment, Joy

It's been a bit since I wrote. My mini-Sabbatical away from the internet was not...

August 2018

August 26, 2018

In the Lovely Darkness

It is a terrible thing to gaze at the icons in a darkened room,...

July 2018

July 21, 2018

Weep like Peter, Preach like Magdalene

Let's talk about Mary Magdalene. In the Eastern Church, Mary Magdalene's icon is nice...

June 2018

June 04, 2018

Christ is Coming to Heal the World

It has not been a good weekend. Rosie came down with a fever and 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 14, 2018

Cleaning the Sticky Tack Corner

It was time to organize the Beautiful Corner. I call it the "Beautiful Corner" because...

April 07, 2018

As a Deer Longs

We still don't have a way to get to the church that's become home....

February 2018

February 22, 2018

One Candle

I caught the last bus home from Wal Mart. It was quite dark, it was...

February 11, 2018

Here Comes Lent 2018

My favorite time of year is almost here. Yes, I'm that weirdo who actually...

January 2018

January 23, 2018

That Bickering Body

What's on my mind, Facebook? Well, it's a little too long for a status. My...

January 19, 2018

The March for Life: Notes from a Lifelong Activist

By Beth Hersom Today marks the anniversary of Roe versus Wade. Today, the 45th annual...

January 17, 2018

Winter Dark

This is the time of year that I don't sleep very much. It happens every...

January 09, 2018

No, Mindfulness Is Not Satanic

Written by Robert Miole Mark Shea recently posted about the latest ‘Satanic panic’ piece published...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

No, We Can’t Get Over It

Last month, I posted a guest post by a dear friend of mine, about her...

December 26, 2017

Most Worshipful

My daughter, Rosie, is well aware by now that there are different rites in...