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December 2019

December 24, 2019

Emmanuel in the Cold and the Dark

The desert is cold at night. Not cold enough you freeze to death, usually,...

December 22, 2019

To Believe That Light Will Come

The longest night has come to an end. Things will not be easy from...

December 17, 2019

What Did You Come Out To See?

The lady who gives us rides to church used to live in France. She came...

December 14, 2019

The Things I Hope She Did Not Know

I tried to write an icon the other day. I used to do it all...

December 12, 2019

Miriam Went to Mexico

Miriam of Nazareth was not important. Oh, she was-- she was the most important person...

December 11, 2019

Where do You Turn When You Turn to God?

I have felt without a home lately. I still long to go to an Eastern...

December 07, 2019

Eighteen Suggestions for the Rest of Advent

On Friday, I suggested that we all need to be converted, and start living in...

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 24, 2019

The Highest Majesty of God

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

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...

November 18, 2019

No, Father Valanmanal, Autism is Not a Punishment

My Patheos colleague, Father Matthew Schneider, is an autistic priest. This summer he wrote a...

November 17, 2019

The Ending Will Not Come At Once

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: When some were talking about...

November 10, 2019

To Him, All Are Alive

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother. ...

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...

November 02, 2019

Blessed are the Fools and Bad Men

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: At that time, Jesus came...

November 02, 2019

A Litany of All Saints for Abuse Survivors

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Rosie Learns a Bible Verse

We hadn't had a Catechism lesson in awhile. Homeschooling is rather disorganized in the...

October 26, 2019

Two Went Up to the Temple

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus addressed this parable to those...

October 21, 2019

Our Lady is not European

This image is one of my favorite paintings of the Virgin Mary. Please, just admire...

October 19, 2019

When God Himself Appears Unjust

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus told his disciples a parable...

October 13, 2019

How Do You Get to Jerusalem?

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. As Jesus continued his journey...

October 12, 2019

Angelus Through Glass

I took Rosie downtown for her martial arts class. They're getting ready for a...

October 05, 2019

Say to this Mulberry Tree

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: The apostles said to...

October 03, 2019

Transitus

“Be praised, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whose embrace no living person...

September 2019

September 28, 2019

The Names of the Rich are Forgotten

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus said to the Pharisees: "There...

September 21, 2019

Still More Wars for Mammon’s Sake

It seems the president has found a form of pollution he doesn't like, and that...

September 12, 2019

“Stay With Us” Says the USCCB, But Can They Hear Themselves?

In case you haven't noticed, the Church is a ghastly mess. I almost said...

September 07, 2019

What is Spiritual Abuse?

It's now September. the time of year when I'll start re-sharing my posts on...

July 2019

July 14, 2019

Why I’m Not Calling Mike Pence a Fake Christian

I saw videos circling the internet-- the video footage of Mike Pence in a black...

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...