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May 2017

May 17, 2017

In the Cool of the Day

I took my daughter to play on the grassy hill by the abandoned school...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

Empathy and the Tyranny of Advice

Yesterday, I talked a little about the struggle with poverty, and how complicated and frightening...

April 15, 2017

The God of Broken People

My friend Theresa posted a question on Facebook yesterday. "Can anyone remember which saint had...

April 14, 2017

The Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holy cross You...

April 13, 2017

On Holy Thursday, and the MOAB Bomb

Today, Christians all over the world are celebrating Holy Thursday, the Thursday of the Last...

April 13, 2017

The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross You...

April 07, 2017

The Syria Strike Is Not About Babies

Mark my words: this is not about the babies. It ought to be. It ought...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

The Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross You...

March 30, 2017

Praying With A Madwoman’s Heart

It seems like a long time ago, now. She was one of the pious women...

March 28, 2017

Heroin, Bananas and the Cry of the Poor

Someone gave me an extra big tip on the blog tip jar, a few weeks...

March 24, 2017

The Eighth Station: Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless, You, because by Your holy cross you...

March 22, 2017

The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls The Second Time

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross, you...

March 21, 2017

That They Might See

I had to take the bus downtown to turn in my "interim report," to prove...

March 21, 2017

Tuesday Morning Glory Story

I hadn't had breakfast yet. I have acute gastritis and IBS; medication keeps much of...

March 18, 2017

The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes The Face of Jesus.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross, You...

March 17, 2017

Good News Is Bad News: An Interview With An Immigration Attorney

I met Juliette Gomez through a friend recently, and she graciously accepted my request for...

March 15, 2017

The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross You...

March 10, 2017

The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross...

March 09, 2017

The Most Terrible Mystery

Last night I was vague because I didn't want to divulge anything that was meant...

March 09, 2017

A Prayer Request For My Readers

In your charity, please join me in prayer for a friend whose son just passed...

March 08, 2017

The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy Cross you have...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

What is War?

This is what war is. Don't skip that video. It's less than a minute long....

February 12, 2017

“I Never Thought I’d Have To Warn My Kids…”

My friend Nina just posted this on Facebook: Things I never thought I'd have to...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

Ordinary Time: A Short Story for Winter

Author's note: One day in foggy, rainy winter, here in the Ohio Valley, I was...

January 10, 2017

Requiem For The Forgotten

A woman froze to death today. She was homeless. She'd been evicted from her low-income...

January 10, 2017

The Remnant’s War On Men and The Gospel

Last week I read my very first Remnant article, and I didn't quite like it. I...

January 07, 2017

The Sign of the Tau: On the Death of Father Mike Scanlan

I just got back from a pilgrimage, and found that Father Mike Scanlan was dead. ...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Cheers and Mourning on New Years’ Eve

Giant pandas were taken off the endangered species list this year. I know, I know,...

December 30, 2016

A Modest Proposal For Dan Miller’s Facebook Page

Some of you may have heard that Dan Miller, the director of an outfit calling itself...

December 27, 2016

The Martyrdom Of St. Stephen

Yesterday, the Western Church celebrated the martyrdom of Saint Stephen. Today, it's our turn in...