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April 2026

April 24, 2026

The Greatest is Love, The Greatest is Love

I can't tell you what it's like to be a good Christian. But I can...

April 02, 2026

You Didn’t Kill Jesus: A Message for Good Friday

You didn't kill Jesus. You couldn't have. Jesus is the only begotten Son of...

June 2024

June 16, 2024

We Will Be Examined In Love

The message came as I was waiting for my scan. I'm sorry that I'm...

May 2024

May 05, 2024

Remain in my Love

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: Jesus said to his...

December 2023

December 02, 2023

The Apostolate of the Ordinary Life

Did you ever get a word stuck in your head? That word "apostolate" has been...

December 23, 2022

In The Terrible Cold

Yesterday, when it was still raining, before the terrible cold and frost blew over Ohio,...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

In the Family of Things

I went to the garden to pick peppers. Something yellow and black flitted out...

August 15, 2022

A Deeper Miracle

The first thing that happened when I got home from Columbus was a miracle....

July 2022

July 29, 2022

The Woman on the Wall

I woke up to the purring of a black cat who was climbing on...

July 26, 2022

On Witches and Worship

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

July 20, 2022

If A Mother’s Love Can Stop A Train

I took Adrienne swimming yesterday. Adrienne is Rosie, my daughter whom I've introduced you to...

July 03, 2022

A Sermon and an Outburst

I went to Mass today. It's hard going back to Mass at home after being...

June 2022

June 12, 2022

In the Beginning Was Delight

In the beginning was Delight. That's what perfect love is, after all: delight. To love...

June 11, 2022

A Toad and a Creepy Thing

I do my best thinking when I garden. Gardening is where I meditate and contemplate...

June 06, 2022

A Tongue of Fire

Again and again, I return to this theme: I wish with all my heart there...

June 02, 2022

The Rainbow Didn’t Come From Outside

Today on Twitter I saw a meme, being shared approvingly by people in the conservative...

April 2022

April 09, 2022

What Does It Mean To Say “Thy Will Be Done?”

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Then going out, he went, as...

December 2021

December 27, 2021

The Mystery of Holy Family Sunday

It always feels a bit awkward when Christmas falls on a Saturday, because all...

December 16, 2021

A Liturgy is a Gift, not Magic

It was another irritating day on Catholic social media. Lately there hasn't been any other...

August 2021

August 03, 2021

Who Comes to Me Will Never Hunger

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: When the crowd saw that...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Passion Sunday and the Mystery of the Great God

One liturgical year ago yesterday, I stood in a parking lot in my sweatpants receiving...

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...

February 2021

February 08, 2021

The Mother, The Wafer, The Font

I went to Mass. A year ago, that wouldn't have been news. A year...

December 2020

December 13, 2020

The Jericho March is a Sad Testimony to the State of American Christianity

I didn't watch the entire "Jericho March" that took place in Washington yesterday. I read...

October 2020

October 07, 2020

What Does it Mean to be a Resounding Gong?

Have you ever played a gong? I got to play a gong once. It...

October 01, 2020

The Question of “Spirit-Filled” Christians

I met a gentleman in the combox the other day, a Charismatic. He was angry...

September 2020

September 19, 2020

I Will Not Teach American Exceptionalism

Just for the record, I will not teach my daughter to love America "with...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

A Word on Statues and a Word on Saints

I want to say a little more today, here in the evening of the...

June 09, 2020

Arma-Dilly-Die-Day

I went out to check on the garden and found a whole army of roly-polys...

April 2020

April 02, 2020

This Is What Gives Me Hope

Our country is awash in chaos and suffering. There is horror every time I...