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A God of Justice and a Pile of Dusty Books

  I couldn't find the Works of Charles Dickens. I have been trying to learn...

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January 01, 2024

A Flash of Light

  The sun went down on the last day of the year, though we couldn't...

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November 09, 2023

A November Truce

After Sunday, the severe fatigue settled into ordinary exhaustion. Fatigue is different from exhaustion. Fatigue...

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August 24, 2023

On the Last Day

  We went to Belmont County, on the last day. It was the last day...

July 2023

July 16, 2023

In Faith, not Certainty

  We went to Robinson, in Serendipity. Serendipity is still driving perfectly, more like sledding...

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March 26, 2023

Spiritual Abuse and the Mystery of the Raising of Lazarus

I don't think I'm going to church today. As I write this, my ride will...

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October 16, 2022

My Thoughts On the Proposed Merger Between the Dioceses of Steubenville and Columbus

You have probably heard that the current bishop of Steubenville, Jeffery M. Monforton, has officially...

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August 31, 2022

A Word on Politics and a Word On Cults

  I hate talking about politics. This is odd, because I got my reputation, insofar...

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January 27, 2022

How Playing A Game Can Protect Against Cults

Yesterday, I was talking with my facebook friends about the things I was learning about...

January 27, 2022

What Are Some Differences Between a Cult and a Healthy Religious Practice?

  I want to talk a little about the difference between a cult and a...

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November 06, 2021

A Word on Cults

The other day, my friends and I were bantering about a ludicrous article published in...

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February 11, 2021

Trump Only Did What Narcissists Do

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

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As I Watch the Footage of the Capitol Insurrection

  Imagine a B horror movie-- the most formulaic of B horror movies, the kind...

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September 26, 2020

A Word on the Charismatic Renewal

I apologize for the long gap between posts lately. The "a" key on my keyboard...

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January 22, 2020

Why the Legionaries of Christ Cannot be Reformed

  No doubt many of you have read the shocking article in the Associated Press,...

January 07, 2020

Blackbird, Regnum Christi, and the Legacy of Spiritual Abuse

Shortly before Christmas, I wrote a little about the Legionaries of Christ's new report, coming...

October 2017

October 07, 2017

Yet Another Scandal from the Legionaries of Christ

Awhile back now, I wrote about the Legionaries of Christ and their lay organizations, Regnum...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

A Heavy Hand: A Review of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”

I didn't expect to enjoy The Handmaid's Tale.  I don't really enjoy post-apocalyptic fiction. Not...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

What the Legion Taught Me: How To Spot A Fake Catholic Personality Cult

When I was a teenager, for a couple of years, my mother forced me to...

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