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August 11, 2022

A Survey, A Synod and a Carthusian Fruitcake

My veteran readers may recall that I am fond of surveys. I like to have...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

A Peach-Y Evening in Politics

What a day. This evening, Rosie and I sat on the sofa under blankets...

August 2019

August 05, 2019

No, Video Games Do Not Cause Mass Shootings

I guess it's time for a flashback to the 90s. Politicians are claiming that video...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

A Cold-Shouldered Apology to Father Kevin M. Cusick

Some of you may recall that I recently wrote an article about a tweet...

January 2019

January 04, 2019

When Women Dance

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

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 21, 2018

Harry Potter and the Misplaced Terrors

They say that history repeats itself. As far as world events, we stand poised on...

October 2018

October 11, 2018

A Sermon Wrapped in a Scarf

There was a sale, awhile ago, at one of my favorite online shops, the...

October 08, 2018

A Series of Mishaps and Rescues

The week really didn't go South until Wednesday evening. Wednesday was the day...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

By My Magnanimous Leave: How to ask Someone on a Date

Apparently it's time to talk etiquette with the Marchioness of Manners, Mary Pezzulo, once again....

April 2018

April 14, 2018

Yes, Mr. Arroyo, Youths Can Know God

Yes, I've seen the clip. As many of you already know, Raymond Arroyo, a...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

Just Say Fluffy Bun

Rosie was excited to tell me what she learned in her Eastern Catholic catechism...

December 2017

December 03, 2017

How the Grinch Stole David Bowie

It was bound to happen at some time or other. I'm sorry that it happened...

November 2017

November 09, 2017

Mrs. Pezzulo and Ramona

My daughter has been on a Beverly Cleary bender, lately. Don't get me wrong, I...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

An Accidental Cosplay

I was having a terrible day. It all started with an advertising circular that...

July 2017

July 11, 2017

Watty Piper’s Mechanical Dystopia: Looking Back At “The Little Engine That Could”

There are stories that only improve with age. And then there's Watty Piper's 1930 fable,...

June 2017

June 25, 2017

Notes from Notre Dame (Part Two)

(Yes, I am aware that this image is of the wrong Notre Dame.) I woke...

June 22, 2017

Notes from Notre Dame (Part One)

Somehow, Patheos sent a hack like me to the Trying To Say God Conference at the...

April 2017

April 04, 2017

A Noise Annoys An Oyster: A Critical Review of Rod Dreher’s Review of Sam Rocha’s Review of The Benedict Option

I have never in my life seen a review of a book review. I imagine...

April 01, 2017

Introducing the Mary of Egypt Option

Somehow, all of my friends are reading Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option. I'm not. I was...

March 2017

March 24, 2017

Where’s the Borscht?

I grew up associating Lent with fish sticks and bland, canned-soup casserole on Fridays. My...

March 11, 2017

Should We Be Cross at a Chocolate Corpus?

I don't have a problem with religious-themed treats, as a general rule. I am 100%...

January 2017

January 01, 2017

When Does A Good Catholic Take Down the Christmas Tree?

It started on December 26th, as it always does. There was good-natured controversy all over...

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 20, 2016

The Lord is a Child at Christmastime

All right, NOW it's Christmas. I know, it's still Advent, but seriously: Christmas. I just...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Important Presidential Election Update

(image via Pixabay) I just wanted to give my fine readers a word of encouragement:...

October 17, 2016

We Hope Our Readers Will Enjoy This Fox News Story

(Image via Pixabay.) The story in question is a short video about the Zao Fox...

October 02, 2016

The Future

(image via pixabay) Remember that every human being is an icon, and gaze on this icon...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

Throwing the Baby Out With The Beer: The Pro-Life Movement and the Idolatry of Party Politics

(image via Pixabay) Let's say you needed to move a fridge full of beer, and...

September 23, 2016

Huffle-puffle-buffal-uffle

(image via Pixabay) I took the Pottermore Patronus quiz. I should mention that I'm not...