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June 2019

June 27, 2019

A Chance to Change: A Review of “Everything Hidden Shall Be Revealed”

I have just finished reading a thought-provoking book by my friend Adam A. J. DeVille....

June 20, 2019

Where Love and Loving-kindness Are

I was downtown again, with an hour to kill. Rosie was at her martial arts...

June 14, 2019

With Gratitude to my Spam Filter

We've been talking about sexual abuse and harassment in the Church for quite some time...

June 03, 2019

Ascension Outside the Gate

One of the wonderful things about our Church is that the seasons come round again...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

Triduum and the Mystery of the Atonement

"She completely misunderstands the Atonement" Is such a strange thing to say. Someone said...

April 11, 2019

A Survivor Responds to Pope Emeritus Benedict

I was talking last night to my friend who is a member of SNAP. She...

April 08, 2019

What the Pro-Life Movement Has Taught Me This Week

I grew up being told that the Population Bomb was a Liberal lie. I...

April 04, 2019

“Healing Our Church” Will Not Heal the Church

I want to open by mentioning that I asked one of my friends who...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

A Spendthrift and her Coat

I really needed a new coat. I'd had the same black one for about four...

March 06, 2019

A Word on Fasting

Here it is Ash Wednesday in the Latin Rite. Some of our Eastern brothers and...

March 05, 2019

The Church that Seemed Beautiful

We went to a beautiful parish when I was growing up. It was quite...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

When the Church is Toxic

I woke up to find out that I had been screenshotted, again. Specifically, this time,...

February 18, 2019

How Ought We Respond to the Times Article on Gay Priests?

I'm going to have the comments off today, because I'm going to talk about a...

February 02, 2019

Responding to Questions on the Governor Northam Controversy

Questions, I get questions. I get so many interesting questions on my blog posts that...

January 2019

January 23, 2019

My Thoughts on the Reported National Basilica Invasion

Early yesterday I was naively thinking: let's pretend a Catholic priest who happened to...

January 17, 2019

Which Is the Authentic Catholicism?

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

January 05, 2019

Are You Condoning Democratic Socialism?

Comments, I get comments. I get comments in the form of questions. Today, after I...

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...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

On the Darkest Night

It's the darkest night of the year. We made it. The light starts coming back...

December 05, 2018

No, Pregnancy is Not a Sin

"Thou hast committed fornication; but that was in another country; and besides, the wench...

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...

October 18, 2018

The Two Worst Pro-Life Witnesses This Week

I am more than frustrated with my fellow Catholics just now. First of all,...

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...

August 2018

August 19, 2018

A Smoldering Wick In Church

All things considered, it has been a hell of a weak. I'm not swearing there;...

August 05, 2018

How Not to Talk About Forgiveness

My friend was abused. Yes, in that way. I won't go into detail because...

July 2018

July 19, 2018

Trump A La Putinesca and Other Puzzlements

It's been more than a week since I wrote anything that could be called...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Two Mothers

For awhile, we were in a parish with two rival homeschool groups. One was led...

June 11, 2018

What Awaits the Faithful?

In the past few days, I've seen a lot of chuckling based on Bill Donohue's...

June 04, 2018

Christ is Coming to Heal the World

It has not been a good weekend. Rosie came down with a fever and the...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

A Non-Apology and a Response from a Catholic Feminist

I received an apology early this afternoon. Well, something made to look like...