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2022-08-26T00:47:01-04:00

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A Sermon and an Outburst

Last updated on: August 26, 2022 at 12:47 am By Mary Pezzulo

I went to Mass today. It’s hard going back to Mass at home after being away for awhile. I was in Columbus at a lovely welcoming place two weeks ago. Last week we went to Pittsburgh to the conservatory and the museum with our memberships, and then went to the Cathedral which was a nice change. Today we tried to go to a new parish across the river in West Virginia, but we mistook the schedule and got there an... Read more

2022-08-26T00:47:38-04:00

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What Kind of a Catholic Am I, Anyway?

Last updated on: August 26, 2022 at 12:47 am By Mary Pezzulo

The other day, an irritating person quote-tweeted me on Twitter with a glib “there isn’t much difference between Libcaths and Catholics for Choice,” is there?” I haven’t even known what to say to that, frankly, but I feel like I should say something. I have been blogging about all kinds of Catholic issues, including abortion, since 2016. People are often frustrated with my stance and accuse me of being secretly a “pro-abort” who wants to kill babies. I’ve been asked... Read more

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2022-06-30T14:36:45-04:00

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Priests Never Say They’re Sorry

Last updated on: June 30, 2022 at 2:36 pm By Mary Pezzulo

The month of June began with being told I had no dignity. That’s probably not what Father Matthew Schneider thought he was doing, but it’s what happened. I forget who it was on Twitter that tweeted a picture of a rainbow flag and a hope that LGBTQ people like me would be treated with dignity and respect for our rights. Father Matthew quote tweeted it with a comical GIF of a sloth saying “no.” When people suggested this was in... Read more

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2022-06-28T20:59:25-04:00

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For All the Lost Girls

Last updated on: June 28, 2022 at 8:59 pm By Mary Pezzulo

I first knew my friend was good at math, when I took her shopping. She said she was in that time of the month where the groceries have run out but the EBT card hasn’t reloaded yet. I said I’d had a good week, so she could come shopping with me. She could get fifty dollars worth of groceries and I’d swipe the debit card. She came back twenty minutes later with a cartful of food: some moderately junky... Read more

2022-06-25T13:51:11-04:00

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Drop Dew, Ye Heavens

Last updated on: June 25, 2022 at 1:51 pm By Mary Pezzulo

I finished my pilgrimage to Columbus, and came back down to the Valley with a bump. The end of the month is coming up. We have enough to eat and a few dollars cash to take Rosie swimming. But we have nothing for the student loan that defaulted, which will go to collection before long, and nothing for the other surprise bill from the City that will add a late fee on the first of the month. If we did... Read more

2022-06-24T00:44:16-04:00

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As We Await the Dobbs versus Jackson Decision

Last updated on: June 24, 2022 at 12:44 am By Mary Pezzulo

As I write this, I don’t know the result of the Dobbs decision. I think I can guess how the Supreme Court is going to rule. We’ll just see if I’m right. We all might know by the time you read this. The first time I wrote anything public about abortion was in 2016. I don’t even think it was obvious that Trump was going to win the Republican nomination at that point. I’ve become a bit notorious for... Read more

2022-06-23T13:20:16-04:00

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Nobody Prays at the Slumlord’s House

Last updated on: June 23, 2022 at 1:20 pm By Mary Pezzulo

I saw a post online recently, about people praying the Rosary outside the public library. It’s a rally they’ve planned to “make reparation” for Drag Queen Story Hour. They think Jesus is offended by Drag Queen Story Hour, and for all I know He is. They think praying a Rosary will cheer Him up. And for all I know it will. But I can’t help but notice that no one has ever prayed a Rosary to make reparation outside a... Read more

2022-06-22T13:56:18-04:00

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Unless the Father Beckons

Last updated on: June 22, 2022 at 1:56 pm By Mary Pezzulo

The last day of my pilgrimage to Columbus, I went to church. You don’t have to go to church if your PTSD is severe. It’s just something I wanted to try. There’s a Catholic church in Columbus that had a reputation in my family. We were never allowed to go there. It was a bad, wicked, liberal place that probably didn’t even have a valid Mass. We spoke about it as if it were a brothel. Catholics who went... Read more

2022-06-21T23:27:26-04:00

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To Come Out of Hiding and Meet God

Last updated on: June 21, 2022 at 11:27 pm By Mary Pezzulo

After I left my old church on Friday, I drove around for a bit. I was supposed to go back to the South Side and greet my wonderful hosts, but I felt like quiet time. It’s a horrible thing to get shattered, and I was shattered. It’s a horrible thing when all the sights and sounds and smells you were raised to associate with God, just remind you of suffering. That gut feeling that God hated me and was... Read more

2022-08-26T00:49:57-04:00

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The Rainbow and the Dewfall

Last updated on: August 26, 2022 at 12:49 am By Mary Pezzulo

I am home now. I can tell you why I went to Columbus for the weekend. You’re not going to like it. The only person I have to show you is Mary Pezzulo, boring or interesting, virtuous or not. The only story I have to tell is mine. If I nuke my career as a Catholic author for telling my story, of my life as a Catholic– well, maybe somebody else would like to hear it. Mary Pezzulo was raised... Read more

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