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June 2026

June 04, 2026

The Name of the Rule is Compassion

Willow the cat lives under the porch. I pretend not to know she is...

August 2025

August 24, 2025

On MAGA, Cruelty, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Disabled Son

My aunt has a disabled son. My cousin, several years younger than me, is...

August 20, 2025

I Shouldn’t Have to Talk About Eugenics

I shouldn't have to talk about eugenics. Eugenics is one of those ideas that was...

June 2025

June 20, 2025

The Fireflies and the Sylph

There was a bit of a tempest last weekend. I'm known for my candor,...

April 2025

April 03, 2025

You the Branches, Compassion the Law

"I think your cat hurt herself!" said Jimmy. "She's holding up one leg." He'd...

August 2022

August 19, 2022

Theology of the Guinea Pig

It was time for McFluff's monthly bath and manicure. McFluff is the family guinea pig....

July 2022

July 26, 2022

On Witches and Worship

I saw one of those scary comments about "witchcraft" today. If you were raised...

June 2022

June 21, 2022

To Come Out of Hiding and Meet God

After I left my old church on Friday, I drove around for a bit....

February 2022

February 24, 2022

As I Watch The Invasion Of Ukraine

I never feel I have anything good to say, on days like this. I'm watching...

October 2021

October 25, 2021

There Are So Many Different Fears

There are so many different kinds of fear. I have felt so many fears...

September 2021

September 29, 2021

I Tried To Find Out What An Addict Needs

I wanted to do something to help the local dug addicts. I don't know when...

February 2021

February 06, 2021

Chronic Illness and the Body of Christ

The lesson I learned after Monday's ill-fated blood test, is that you're not supposed...

April 2020

April 11, 2020

It Causes Me To Tremble

I woke up early, which isn't like me. Insomnia is another symptom I...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

You Can Still Choose Who To Be

I want to show you a video. This is Ms. Shirley Raines, who usually sets...

March 21, 2020

This is the Way the World Ends, This is the Way it Begins

I am watching, helpless, as the world ends-- not for the first time. When I...

March 04, 2020

The Poor You Will Always Have With You

When I share stories like the one about the Cherry Boutique, or the trouble with...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

The Question of Feel-Good Stories

Today, my friends were sharing one of those "feel-good" stories that isn't actually very good....

December 02, 2019

The Miracle of the First Sunday

As I've already mentioned, I went to Mass yesterday for the first Sunday of Advent,...

August 2019

August 03, 2019

The One Who Does Not Abandon

I read an article in The Mighty the other day that made me so...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

A Different Sort of Ghost Story

It might have been the first act in a terrible ghost story, but it wasn't....

June 2019

June 30, 2019

Compassion, Victim-Blaming and Apologetics: A Reply to Dave Armstrong

I'm a little too young to understand how Dave Armstrong got famous in the...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

What Not to Say When Someone Tells You They’re Leaving the Church

This post is yet another of those things I wish I never had to say. ...

April 2017

April 09, 2017

Apologetics of Compassion

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

March 2017

March 18, 2017

The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes The Face of Jesus.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross, You...

November 2016

November 15, 2016

Cry of the Captives

Yesterday I went down to the Friendship Room to visit with Molly. I brought my...

November 06, 2016

Jerusalem to Jericho

Last night at the anticipation Divine Liturgy, we heard the gospel of the Good...

August 2016

August 12, 2016

I Invite You To Read

(Image via Pixabay.) This heart-rending piece on the experience of depression and how to be...

July 2016

July 05, 2016

Love Your Foreign, Muslim Neighbor As You Love Yourself.

As I have seen news reports of Daesh being responsible for terror attacks against Muslims...