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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...

September 2019

September 11, 2019

To the Generation that has Grown Up Since 9/11

As I write this, it is a few minutes after midnight on September 11,...

August 2019

August 08, 2019

A Nation of Laws or a Nation of Chaos?

You've no doubt heard about the record-setting ICE raids that took place yesterday: 680 workers...

March 2019

March 24, 2019

Suicide, Shootings, and the Powerless Generations

I've learned that a second survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school shooting has...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

They Had Heard No Thunder

My mother had a lurid fascination with apparitions. Most every Catholic I knew was...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Night in Gethsemane

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching...

August 2017

August 12, 2017

The White Supremacist Tiki Brigade: On the Stupidity of Evil

There is nothing funny about the white supremacists demonstrating in Virginia. Nothing whatsoever. Except that...

August 01, 2017

Why Don’t They Take Their Families?

He's at it again. The same pompous gentleman I mentioned earlier today, the man...

April 2017

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 07, 2017

The Syria Strike Is Not About Babies

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

April 06, 2017

The United States Bombs Syria

I have just now seen the news that the United States just attacked a Syrian...

March 2017

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 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

Meet Stephan, The Central Florida Cobra

I think of myself as a tolerant and respectful person with an open mind. The...

March 14, 2017

In Case You Missed That Executive Order Yesterday

I was kind of busy yesterday, worrying about the ramifications of yanking healthcare coverage for...

March 09, 2017

The Most Terrible Mystery

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

December 2016

December 29, 2016

I Can No Longer Bear The Berenstains

Somewhere along the line, I bought into the escapist fantasy that a large number of...

December 23, 2016

Nukes Are Not Pro-Life

I don't really want to have to say this. I like writing prose poems about...

December 16, 2016

Computers Can Generate Christmas Carols Now And It’s Worse Than You’d Think

I have a love-hate relationship with computers. I love the ease of typing, I love...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Richard Spencer Sieg Heils Trump

This just happened: Here we have Richard Spencer of the Alt Right, which I wrote...

November 19, 2016

The Knee Brace, The Imam and the Great Commandment

Take a look at this video: I know, I know. It's a commercial. It's meant...

November 16, 2016

Priests For Life USA Is Now Posting Violence Porn

How would you feel if a relative or loved one was violently killed, by decapitation...

November 15, 2016

Cry of the Captives

Yesterday I went down to the Friendship Room to visit with Molly. I brought my...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Yet Another Important Election Update From Steel Magnificat

(image via pixabay) I would like to remind my readers that we're down to the...

October 28, 2016

Valley of Hell

(image via pixabay) I was walking down a seedy-looking street, carrying a comically large suitcase...

October 24, 2016

The Only Thing Scarier Than A Spook

(image via Pixabay) Halloween is almost here. Hooray!!! I've already gushed about my great love...

October 13, 2016

Who Can Call Himself Pro-Life?

(image via Pixabay) The whole pro-life argument is that every human life is equally valuable....

October 06, 2016

A Prayer for Kayden Culp

I hate the days I have to share horrible news. Scrolling through the newsfeed, as...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

Soviet Children Fear the Dark: Mr. Rogers and the Call to Love Our Enemy

(image via Pixabay) I'm on an Eastern Countries kick lately. Want to hear about the...

September 20, 2016

If I Had A Bowl Of Skittles…

(image via Pixabay) Let me give you the boilerplate again: Steel Magnificat does not endorse...