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April 2023

April 10, 2023

A Backyard Miracle

The morning dawned vibrant, perfectly bright. The sky was bluer than blue and the grass...

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February 21, 2023

The Hiding Trees

We are losing our trees. The handyman came back to fill the sink hole...

October 2022

October 05, 2022

A Series of Temporary Measures

Everything is changing now. The whole world is going gold before it goes gray. Nothing...

July 2022

July 14, 2022

A Bit of Red Clover

It was one of those mornings that starts with a nightmare. It's a nightmare...

May 2022

May 21, 2022

Whence Hath It Tares?

I started out for the community garden, with a stack of cardboard boxes piled...

April 2022

April 13, 2022

An Awkward Mistake and a Moral Panic

Rose and I went into the locker room at the rec center, the next...

March 2022

March 23, 2022

“We Need to Talk,” I Said

It's been hard to sleep the past few nights, and then the nightmares started....

February 2022

February 18, 2022

A Secret Garden All My Own

February goes on forever. It rains, and then it freezes, and then it rains...

February 08, 2022

What Did You Do That Was Brave?

I played in my own backyard this weekend. This may not seem like much to...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

To See Something Beautiful

The darkest part of the year is not a good time. I've already said...

January 01, 2022

In the Quiet Dark

Christians are supposed to boast of our weakness. I am glad of that, because...

September 2021

September 26, 2021

The Appalachian Nice

I desperately needed my lawn mowed. If you've followed my blog for very long,...

June 2021

June 20, 2021

A Garden in Hiding

The menacing neighbor was quiet today. It's Saturday, so the workmen didn't come. And she...

June 10, 2021

A Picture of the Sun

She was in her front yard, with a camera on a tripod, trying to...

June 03, 2021

On the Side of the Angels

The menacing neighbor woke me up just before dawn. I heard the jangling of...

March 2021

March 11, 2021

Here Is A Truth You Can Speak In Love

Tonight I am so sad. A friend, a Catholic who is gay, tweeted about...

November 2020

November 08, 2020

A Time To Heal, A Time To Build

Today is the day we've waited for. I woke up to find that, after an...

October 2019

October 27, 2019

Bransfield, Wheeling Hospital, and the Idolatry of Greed

Do you know what it's like to get medical care in West Virginia?...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

On the Sexual Harassment of Seminarians in the Diocese of Buffalo

I have just read a deeply upsetting article about the Diocese of Buffalo. I encourage...

June 2018

June 23, 2018

Evening in the Gardens of LaBelle

The day's heavy rain cleared up while Michael was running errands with Rosie. It...

May 2018

May 01, 2018

Chastity, Incels, And Good Catholic Men

There's been a lot of talk about "incels" lately. "Incel," as you may have...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

What Does Modesty Have to do With It?

A surprising number of people have responded to the story about the sexual harassment...

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...

October 2016

October 13, 2016

Who Can Call Himself Pro-Life?

(image via Pixabay) The whole pro-life argument is that every human life is equally valuable....