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May 2018

May 03, 2018

Humming in the Crypt

My most annoying habit is that I hum when I'm sad. I am a...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

A Clarification of my Recent Remarks, and Why I “Censor” Ethnonationalists

Lately, some very interesting folks have reached out to me with concerns. I would like...

April 16, 2018

Franciscan University, Title IX, and the Objectification of Women

There is a weird attitude I've encountered all around Steubenville, that defending Franciscan University...

April 07, 2018

As a Deer Longs

We still don't have a way to get to the church that's become home....

February 2018

February 22, 2018

Just Say Fluffy Bun

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

January 2018

January 23, 2018

That Bickering Body

What's on my mind, Facebook? Well, it's a little too long for a status. My...

January 09, 2018

No, Mindfulness Is Not Satanic

Written by Robert Miole Mark Shea recently posted about the latest ‘Satanic panic’ piece published...

November 2017

November 18, 2017

What Does a Predator Look Like?

I have seen many men-- men I respect deeply and believe are totally sincere-- reacting...

October 2017

October 10, 2017

A Reader Asks: Is the Eucharist Cannibalism?

A friend had a question: what do I say to a person, who is soon to...

October 04, 2017

The Mirror and the Font

I took Rose on an expedition to the thrift shop, to look for fifty cent...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

What Do You Call a Catholic Against the Pope?

There is a word for a Catholic who thinks the Pope is an anti-pope, and...

September 15, 2017

Who was a Faithful Catholic Witness?

I've spoken many times about the hardest time in my life. Just after my daughter...

September 12, 2017

A Library for the Friendship Room

I went down to The Friendship Room with Rose, to drop off our widow's...

August 2017

August 24, 2017

African Christians Are Not Inferior Christians

There isn't anything non-Christian about being African.

August 14, 2017

A “Catholic Evangelizer” Is Sending My Friend Death Threats (Updated)

I am pretty upset about something right now. My friend Daniella is a wonderful woman....

July 2017

July 29, 2017

Something About Natural Family Planning

Apparently I have once again missed Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, the happiest week of...

July 22, 2017

Deacon Jim’s Blunder: The Actual Definition of “Orthophobia”

Our old friend Deacon Jim is at it again. Jim Russell, a persistent man whom...

May 2017

May 21, 2017

“We Don’t Pray for Catholics!”

Nataly lived in Ukraine for fourteen years, and in Russia before that. You wouldn't know...

May 11, 2017

Where Will The Poor Go?

I wonder where the poor will migrate to if the middle-class Catholics manage to get...

May 08, 2017

An Eastern Orthodox Reviews “The Benedict Option”

The only thing worse than watching Tommy Wiseau’s heartbreaking work of staggering genius The Room,...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

What Catholic Women Hear

"Things Christian Women Hear" is trending on Facebook and Twitter. That's quite a topic; I...

April 03, 2017

Bubbles are Trouble

I grew up in a bubble. Earlier this week, in his review of The Benedict...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

The Gift of Hope

We got so caught up in the flurry of politics yesterday, I forgot it was...

November 2016

November 24, 2016

Something To Be Thankful For

We were spending Thanksgiving, as we often did, with family-- not my bad cousins, who...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Jack Chick Has Died

(image via Pixabay) I've just been informed that Jack Chick, Evangelical Christian creator of the...

October 18, 2016

Fr. Pavone Writes Back

(Image via Pixabay.) Apparently, a few days ago when Mary attempted to draw Fr. Pavone's...

October 10, 2016

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place

(image via Pixabay) I couldn't get a ride to the Byzantine Catholic church. I decided to...

October 07, 2016

When You Wake Up Crying

(image via Pixabay) He used to stand by the driveway to the abortion clinic, in...

August 2016

August 20, 2016

Against The Normalcy of Catholic Culture

(image via Pixabay) This post is a part of the Patheos Catholic Channel series, “Catholicity:...

August 12, 2016

No, Sex is Not the Nourishing Food of Marriage

(image via Pixabay) Did you ever see something on the internet that upset you immensely?...