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August 2020

August 15, 2020

Pavone’s Tweet Is Sacrilege and Bishops Must Act

I was going to write about the Virgin Mary today. It's the Solemnity of the...

August 09, 2020

Christians Must Not Seek Power

Today I read an excellent article in the New York Times. You'd be well served...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

To Light One Candle

It is better, they say, to light one candle, than curse the darkness. Better...

February 2020

February 06, 2020

When Chaos Itself Becomes Victory

Sorry for the radio silence the past few days, folks. I've mentioned February is awful....

January 2020

January 04, 2020

A Catholic Response to Trump’s Iran Threat

I want to say a few words about the president of the United State's recent...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

A Peach-Y Evening in Politics

What a day. This evening, Rosie and I sat on the sofa under blankets...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

The Legacy of Trump is a Genocide

As I write this, Turkey is murdering our Kurdish former allies, and we are...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Abby Johnson’s Racist Rant is a Disgrace

Just once, I want to see a pro-life leader behaving themselves ethically. I have...

September 23, 2019

Frank Pavone Talks Back, and I Have More Questions

I never thought I'd hear from the infamous Frank Pavone. He has me blocked on...

July 2019

July 04, 2019

From the Mountains to the Prairies

Do you know why the prairies have grown rare? My daughter knows. Rosie has been...

February 2019

February 06, 2019

Babies, Bombs and the State of the Union

I was trying to watch the State of the Union address. The president declared...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

As I Watch an Empty Podium

As I write this, we are waiting for an address from the president which...

January 15, 2019

Let Them Eat Hamberders!

Yesterday I looked at how the government shutdown is hurting the nation's most vulnerable. Now,...

January 15, 2019

The Government Shutdown and how it’s Hurting the Vulnerable

I want to take a moment to talk again about the government shutdown, how it's...

January 04, 2019

When Women Dance

It seems that the biggest scandal involving the new members of our House of...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

Trump is Doing the Monkey Dance

Well, it's gotten a bit dicey around here. I was feeling moderately hopeful right up...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Why Brett Kavanaugh?

I've got a question for the group today. I am probably going to moderate comments...

February 2018

February 16, 2018

A Box of Crap in Lieu of SNAP?

A reader and a friend had a request for me, earlier today: "Are we going...

January 2018

January 12, 2018

Trump, Arroyo and the S-Word: What Should Really Offend Catholics?

It has likely come to your attention that, according to witnesses, yesterday the president referred...

November 2017

November 13, 2017

Fast Food Virtues

I never in a million years thought I'd be defending the Slumgullion-in-chief. I defended...

October 2017

October 14, 2017

An End to the Attacks on Judeo-Christian Values?

We're all in luck. Our sainted president, TV's Donald Trump, has announced that "We are...

September 2017

September 22, 2017

A Word On Trump’s Racist Double Standard

With great regret, I draw to your attention TV's Donald Trump. The president of the...

September 05, 2017

A Nation of Laws: On the Termination of DACA

Quite a long time ago, I went to a First Holy Communion party for...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

Jon McNaughton Jumps the Snake

I try to respect other people. I do. I'm not good at it, but...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

The Violent Bear It Away: A Response To Dave Daubenmire’s Violent Idolatry

It's always strange to see someone I knew from my "old life" online. Years and years...

May 10, 2017

Stop Comparing Trump To Nixon

Nixon was a crook. That cannot be disputed at this point. His scandalous conduct during his...

May 10, 2017

Interesting Times

I hardly know where to begin. I feel as though I had four or five...

April 2017

April 13, 2017

On Holy Thursday, and the MOAB Bomb

Today, Christians all over the world are celebrating Holy Thursday, the Thursday of the Last...

April 11, 2017

Sean Spicer, Holocaust Denier

I never thought I'd live to see Holocaust denial in a White House press briefing....

April 07, 2017

The Syria Strike Is Not About Babies

Mark my words: this is not about the babies. It ought to be. It ought...