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July 2026

July 02, 2026

A New Series on the Abuse at Franciscan University

I just want to draw everyone's attention to a very important series on the...

November 2024

November 17, 2024

A November Pilgrimage

I woke up terrified, and sad. I have been learning to be happy for nearly...

September 2024

September 22, 2024

A New Podcast Explores the People of Hope Community

I'd like to draw your attention to a very important piece of reporting I've...

August 2024

August 10, 2024

An Odyssey in the Garden

I went out to cull the drooping sunflowers. I want to grow an Autumn...

August 08, 2024

Father Michael Scanlan has been Accused of Sexual Abuse

I just want to say a few words about a lawsuit filed several...

August 08, 2023

The World is not Flat Anymore

We went swimming. We went to the small town of Toronto, Ohio, which would...

June 2023

June 22, 2023

If God Has Not Changed

"Would you like a picture of Jesus?" said a young man, standing on the...

March 2022

March 23, 2022

“We Need to Talk,” I Said

It's been hard to sleep the past few nights, and then the nightmares started....

March 14, 2022

Holy Spirit Purify Thy Name

I don't know were to begin. My head is still spinning with the events of...

March 11, 2022

Franciscan University’s David Morrier Pleads Guilty

In case you have not heard, David Morrier, whom I will not call "Father"...

May 2021

May 10, 2021

A Heart of Stone

There was a stone in my pocket. I kept forgetting it was there. Several...

May 04, 2021

An Appalachian Angelus

Rosie came with me to run errands. We run errands in a car now....

April 2021

April 27, 2021

Nobody’s Sister and Nobody’s Child

I must admit I had about two weeks feeling exceptionally shaky since the Father...

April 19, 2021

Deer in the Basement: Emmanuel and the Mystery of Spiritual Abuse

I dreamed that God was being kept prisoner in the basement. I don't think...

April 15, 2021

The Courtroom and the Mask

I had never been in court before, not for a proceeding like this. I...

April 08, 2021

Father David Morrier Has Been Indicted For Rape

I am not strictly surprised, because I knew something like this was entirely possible....

February 2021

February 14, 2021

Five Ways to Spot Spiritual Abuse

Many years ago now, I went on retreat for the weekend with my FUS...

October 2020

October 01, 2020

The Question of “Spirit-Filled” Christians

I met a gentleman in the combox the other day, a Charismatic. He was angry...

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 26, 2020

A Word on the Charismatic Renewal

I apologize for the long gap between posts lately. The "a" key on my keyboard...

September 08, 2020

For I am a Worm

Did you ever get so severely exhausted, your eyes wouldn't focus? Forgive me. I...

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...

July 2020

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 21, 2020

In Despair, In Resurrection, In Gardens

This week has been hard. On Thursday night, Rosie forgot to lock up her...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Who are the Real “Nones?” A Reply to Bishop Barron

Sometimes, even though I ought to be used to it by now, I am overwhelmed...

July 2019

July 23, 2019

Poverty, Envy and a Poolside Lunch

I used to know a well-to-do woman of the neighborhood, a Catholic stay-at-home mom with...

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...

February 2019

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 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...