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July 2023

July 30, 2023

The Kingdom is Not the Pearl

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to his disciples: "The...

December 2022

December 23, 2022

In The Terrible Cold

Yesterday, when it was still raining, before the terrible cold and frost blew over Ohio,...

April 2022

April 09, 2022

The Stones Would Cry Out

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus proceeded on his journey up...

December 2021

December 27, 2021

The Mystery of Holy Family Sunday

It always feels a bit awkward when Christmas falls on a Saturday, because all...

June 2021

June 22, 2021

The Holy Family and the Just Man

I was thinking about Rosie and Michael on Sunday, and that led me to...

June 07, 2021

Parable of the Spider

I saw a yellow spider, riding on a yellow leaf. I was swimming laps...

May 2021

May 05, 2021

Traditionalists, Breakfast, and the Beatific Vision

I think it all started when Mr. J. D. Flynn of The Pillar expressed the desire...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Passion Sunday and the Mystery of the Great God

One liturgical year ago yesterday, I stood in a parking lot in my sweatpants receiving...

February 2021

February 15, 2021

Christ is the Lord of the Clean and the Unclean

A reading from the book of Leviticus: The LORD said to Moses and...

January 2021

January 03, 2021

The Epiphany: Christ Gathers All People to Himself

The Lord was born, the Son of Mary, in Bethlehem of Judea, in the reign...

December 2020

December 24, 2020

The Rust Belt Hallelujah

It's raining in LaBelle. The rain is falling very hard. It started at about...

December 23, 2020

Abby Johnson’s Downfall and the Heresy of Americanism

Let's say you were a public practicing Catholic, famous for your conversion to Catholicism, and...

December 04, 2020

For God So Loved the Formless Waste

Rosie and I went downtown, to bring a space heater to the Friendship Room, and...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

Freedom, Virtue and Responsibility: Notes for a Challenging Holiday

This week we celebrated Thanksgiving, the unofficial start to the secular holiday season. I already...

November 22, 2020

Everyone Sees the Face of God

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to his disciples:...

November 05, 2020

I Could Not Sleep

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

October 2020

October 07, 2020

What Does it Mean to be a Resounding Gong?

Have you ever played a gong? I got to play a gong once. It...

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 08, 2020

For I am a Worm

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

July 2020

July 19, 2020

Mercy Enough to Make it Rain

It's one of those times where it just doesn't rain. There was a severe...

July 15, 2020

In the State of Grace

I got to go to Mass. In case you're just joining me, I've been...

June 2020

June 22, 2020

The Sunflower

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

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...

May 2020

May 24, 2020

The Parable of the Maple on Ascension Day

I don't know where the maple tree was, originally. There must have been a...

May 16, 2020

La Belle Eden

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

April 2020

April 18, 2020

Compassion is the Strongest Thing

Downtown at the Friendship Room, things are as bleak as ever. It was difficult getting...

April 16, 2020

When You Cannot Find the Body of Christ

There's always a letdown in this Octave of Easter-- or, at least, there is...

April 04, 2020

Hosanna Filio David

I woke up afraid, as usual. I don't know if any writing fully conveys...

April 02, 2020

This Is What Gives Me Hope

Our country is awash in chaos and suffering. There is horror every time I...

March 2020

March 25, 2020

A Rose in the Plague Time

The first time I forgot about the coronavirus, was yesterday. That was when I got...