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February 2024

February 06, 2024

Chronic Illness and a Pair of Catholic Bullies

Over the weekend I tussled with a Catholic traditionalist troll. This happened on Twitter

January 2024

January 27, 2024

How to Be a Catholic Traditionalist

Hidey ho, everyone! It's Mary Pezzulo, the Marchioness of Manners, with another informative how-to article!...

July 2022

July 23, 2022

The Devil is a Boy Named Corey

There was a boy in my neighborhood, whose name was Corey. Corey was a brat. He...

February 2022

February 21, 2022

The Choice Between Two Gods

It started last week, I suppose, when a social media friend who was suffering from...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

It Was Holy Thursday, But Also Easter

It hasn't been a very good twenty-four hours. Our menacing neighbor has been...

February 2021

February 11, 2021

Trump Only Did What Narcissists Do

Let me try to explain something you might not know: narcissists love inciting gullible people...

January 2021

January 24, 2021

My Response to Father Stephen Imbarrato’s Libel

As a rule, I do not suggest that you look at the Patheos Catholic Facebook...

December 2020

December 16, 2020

But Now I See

Today I saw pigeons in flight for the very first time. Well, not exactly, but...

November 2020

November 08, 2020

A Time To Heal, A Time To Build

Today is the day we've waited for. I woke up to find that, after an...

October 2020

October 19, 2020

The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion

Words cannot express how much I dislike writing about abortion. As a Catholic, I believe...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

My Response to Last Night’s Debate Fiasco

Last night I live-tweeted the first presidential debate. I still don't know why I did...

July 2020

July 13, 2020

Where Do You Go When You Go To Mass?

I wanted to be with Jesus. Since the COVID emergency began, I've had a...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

Frank Pavone Throws Down The Gauntlet, And I Respond

I cannot stand writing about Frank Pavone. I don't even like to think about him....

February 2020

February 19, 2020

About the 22 Catholic Factions

I apologize once again for the radio static this month. The fibro had been...

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 09, 2019

A Late Autumn Shopping Expedition

I have no idea how to be a mother. Maybe nobody does. In my case,...

October 2019

October 17, 2019

Rosie Wins a Battle

It started with the pixie cut. Rosie climbed up on the bathroom sink and...

September 2019

September 26, 2019

Dwight Longenecker, Greta Thunberg, and the Question of Bullying

In the mess of the impeachment news, I was forced to overlook a story...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

The Worst Thing a Priest Can Say to an Abuse Survivor

A friend posted the following commentary today, about the experience of a mutual friend of...

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 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...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

What “Boys Will be Boys” Really Means

My friend Lindsay posted a facebook status today that had me jumping out of...

April 2017

April 09, 2017

Apologetics of Compassion

The Catholic Apologists are at war again. I know, it's Palm Sunday, I really...

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...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

A Prayer for Kayden Culp

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

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Everyone Already Knows

Everybody have a seat. Yes, everybody. Sit down. You in the back, too. Everybody have...