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January 2019

January 21, 2019

Watch out for Fake GoFundMes

Last night I couldn't sleep, as is often the case in dark January....

January 20, 2019

Remember: You’re Representing the Church

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

January 18, 2019

The Pro-Life Movement and the Abduction of Baby Hitler

As I feel that I have said a thousand times on this blog, I...

January 17, 2019

Which Is the Authentic Catholicism?

I was recently mentioned in a curiously disjointed and rambling article at Church Militant....

January 15, 2019

The Government Shutdown and how it’s Hurting the Vulnerable

I want to take a moment to talk again about the government shutdown, how it's...

January 08, 2019

When the Victim is Female…

It was only a matter of time before the defenses started. Yesterday it was brought...

January 04, 2019

When Women Dance

It seems that the biggest scandal involving the new members of our House of...

January 03, 2019

Will Regnum Christi Tolerate Public Anti-Semitism by Their Coworkers?

Every time I write about Regnum Christi, the lay arm of the Legion of...

January 02, 2019

Jerry Fallwell Jr. and the Service of Mammon

It may have come to your attention that Jerry Fallwell, Junior, doesn't know his...

January 01, 2019

Where He May be Found

I met a man named Buster, who looked like Jesus. No, I actually did....

December 2018

December 30, 2018

Presentation in the Temple

No one looks up when they come in. They're not the kind of people...

December 15, 2018

He Will Baptize With Fire

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. The crowds asked John the Baptist,...

December 10, 2018

A Word on Justice Kavanaugh’s First Pro-life Ruling

So. A couple of months ago now, when just about every rape survivor...

December 09, 2018

Your Opportunity to Perform a Work of Mercy

I have a request for my readers. I want you all to help me...

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...

December 01, 2018

A Visit With Colonial History

Rosie and I went down to the Nutcracker Village and Advent Market, which was great...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

Migrants, Conspiracies and a Facebook Racist

I met a racist, as one sometimes does, on my facebook wall. He commented on...

November 24, 2018

A Parade, a Kiss, and a Longing for the Beautiful

Thanksgiving. I've been wanting to write something Thanksgiving-themed all week but I got so...

November 05, 2018

One More Word Before You Vote

I need to talk to my fellow Catholics right before they go vote....

November 03, 2018

My Pro-Life Vote This Year

"A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present...

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 30, 2018

You Must Not Hurt People

I want to be absolutely clear about something. It is a sin to hurt...

October 21, 2018

The Church Ought Not to be a Torture Test

I don't know how to tell you that you shouldn't mock people in spiritual...

October 19, 2018

Anthony Esolen, the Irreal, and Sexual Violence

Just a few days ago, I found that a crank of my acquaintance had...

October 08, 2018

The Shadows in Columbus

I think I was in the first grade. It was 1992, and I lived in...

October 05, 2018

Because It Was Right, Because It Is Right

When I was a little girl, I saw photographs of the Suffragettes standing gracefully...

September 2018

September 30, 2018

For a Moment, Joy

It's been a bit since I wrote. My mini-Sabbatical away from the internet was not...

September 28, 2018

Exhausted in the Midst of Scandals

I am exhausted. I'm completely exhausted. I promised myself I wouldn't watch the hearings, but...

September 27, 2018

Why Brett Kavanaugh?

I've got a question for the group today. I am probably going to moderate comments...

September 20, 2018

Sexual Assault is not a Teenage Rite of Passage

I have heard many different responses to the accusations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Most of...