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November 2020

November 10, 2020

The McCarrick Report: The Vatican Owns Up To Enabling Abuse

Today, we finally get to see the long-awaited McCarrick Report, a massive public document...

October 2020

October 25, 2020

The Problem of the Trump Rally and the Purple Maga Nuns

Yesterday, Donald Trump held one of his infamous campaign rallies in Circleville, Ohio. It was...

April 2020

April 09, 2020

On the Darkest Holy Thursday

We've reached the end of Lent, the beginning of Triduum. Sunday will be Easter. The...

January 2020

January 21, 2020

In the Person of Christ the Servant

Today, I saw a priest who likes to run his mouth on Twitter with a...

November 2019

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...

October 2019

October 16, 2019

Diocese of Amarillo: Pavone Not A Priest in Good Standing

Yet again, I thought we were done talking about corruption in the pro-life movement for...

August 2019

August 17, 2019

A Shocking Resignation Letter in the Diocese of Buffalo

Did you ever read something that seemed darkly funny right up until you realized it...

June 2019

June 09, 2019

Modesty, Distraction, and Humiliation: More on the Bare Shoulder Controversy

The dust is still settling in the case of the priest embarrassing a...

June 03, 2019

To the Priest who Embarrassed a Woman with Bare Shoulders

I am new to Catholic Twitter, and not sure I like it. Every day there...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

The Diocese of Buffalo is Endangering the Faithful

I have, on and off, been following the case of the seminarians in the Diocese...

May 03, 2019

The Diocese of Buffalo Whistle-Blowers Are Being Targeted

I am surprised that I had to write about the Diocese of Buffalo again so...

April 2019

April 20, 2019

There is Nothing Good about this Friday

There is nothing good about this Friday. There is nothing good about a day...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

Wal Mart, the Devil, and the Mystery of the Bashful Exorcist

Up until today, I didn't know you could get statues of Baphomet at Wal...

March 06, 2019

My Intention for a Dark Lent

I don't know about you, but I'm not really feeling in the mood for Lent...

February 2019

February 23, 2019

The Worst Punishment There Could Ever Be

We're in the middle of the summit on sexual abuse now, and I don't feel...

January 2019

January 20, 2019

Remember: You’re Representing the Church

I went to the March for Life every year as a teen. We were always...

December 2018

December 08, 2018

No, Dr. Marshall, Gingerbread is not Effeminate

On today's episode of What Public Catholics are Angry About Now: Dr. Taylor Marshall is...

November 2018

November 01, 2018

A Legacy of Scandal: Sheltering Abuse at Franciscan University

I loved Father Mike Scanlan. I know that I have been less than complimentary...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Chaos and Conviction in the Neighborhood

I apologize for the recent silence; have been exceptionally sick for a week-- for...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Something Rotten in the Diocese of Arlington

Today, on Twitter, the Diocese of Arlington posted an extremely optimistic tweet, which led...

August 16, 2018

The Meaning of Chaff

My friend mentioned something to me today that helped me, a little. I figure...

August 14, 2018

Better the Millstone: On the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

I'm at a loss for words. I'm a professional writer, I write 800-2000 words...

August 10, 2018

A Lavender Herring: Who is to Blame for Priestly Sexual Abuse?

I don't think there's some kind of secret gay cabal in the Church. In...

August 06, 2018

Clericalism and Priestly Abuse: What do the Laity do Now?

I have some very difficult things to say in response to the United States...