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April 2020

April 16, 2020

When You Cannot Find the Body of Christ

There's always a letdown in this Octave of Easter-- or, at least, there is...

April 09, 2020

On the Darkest Holy Thursday

We've reached the end of Lent, the beginning of Triduum. Sunday will be Easter. The...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

A Disastrous Sentimentalism Indeed: First Things’s R. R. Reno Jumps the Shark

This afternoon I came across an article by R. R. Reno, the supposedly pro-life editor...

March 17, 2020

Sunday Evening in the Plague Time

It was a brilliant, warm Sunday evening, perfect weather for walking, but we did not...

March 14, 2020

A Word on Church and a Word on Hoarding

It's Saturday, when I would usually be running out the door to a vigil Mass,...

March 11, 2020

Risk, Virtue and the COVID-19 Pandemic

I keep saying I hope that COVID-19 just goes away, and it keeps on not...

March 09, 2020

Love and Reverence in the Time of COVID-19

Last week I said that for all I knew, COVID-19 would just go away. I...

January 2020

January 21, 2020

In the Person of Christ the Servant

Today, I saw a priest who likes to run his mouth on Twitter with a...

December 2019

December 24, 2019

O Foggy Night

It was one of those days when everything goes wrong. Of course, it was also...

October 2019

October 16, 2019

Diocese of Amarillo: Pavone Not A Priest in Good Standing

Yet again, I thought we were done talking about corruption in the pro-life movement for...

September 2019

September 02, 2019

Pretending Not to Look

Michael was still in the shower when our ride pulled up to take us...

August 2019

August 15, 2019

If You Couldn’t go to Mass Today

Today is the solemnity of the Assumption. When I look at my facebook and Twitter...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

A Cold-Shouldered Apology to Father Kevin M. Cusick

Some of you may recall that I recently wrote an article about a tweet...

June 09, 2019

Modesty, Distraction, and Humiliation: More on the Bare Shoulder Controversy

The dust is still settling in the case of the priest embarrassing a...

June 03, 2019

To the Priest who Embarrassed a Woman with Bare Shoulders

I am new to Catholic Twitter, and not sure I like it. Every day there...

June 03, 2019

Ascension Outside the Gate

One of the wonderful things about our Church is that the seasons come round again...

January 2019

January 20, 2019

Remember: You’re Representing the Church

I went to the March for Life every year as a teen. We were always...

December 2018

December 25, 2018

A Present from Us to You

I wanted to get you a present. Yes, you. The one reading this. I...

December 09, 2018

A Season of Darkness and Joy

We ended up walking home from Mass, on the vigil of the Immaculate Conception. There...

September 2018

September 30, 2018

For a Moment, Joy

It's been a bit since I wrote. My mini-Sabbatical away from the internet was not...

September 24, 2018

To the Family With the Disabled Boy in Church

I was at the 5:30 PM Mass. I was lonely and cranky, as usual,...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

To Choke on the Word “Holy”

I sat in the pew by myself. Rose had asked permission to stand in...

August 19, 2018

A Smoldering Wick In Church

All things considered, it has been a hell of a weak. I'm not swearing there;...

August 15, 2018

Sanctissima: Meditations on a Dark Assumption Day

We got to Mass just on time. That's a rarity, bus routes being what they...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

As a Deer Longs

We still don't have a way to get to the church that's become home....

October 2017

October 18, 2017

Victim-Blaming is Not Apologetics

I believe I've mentioned before that I've never been entirely sure what an apologist...

October 04, 2017

The Mirror and the Font

I took Rose on an expedition to the thrift shop, to look for fifty cent...

July 2017

July 11, 2017

Modesty, Edification and a Cheap Church Poster

Sometimes I see something online that leaves me puzzled the whole rest of the day....

March 2017

March 11, 2017

Should We Be Cross at a Chocolate Corpus?

I don't have a problem with religious-themed treats, as a general rule. I am 100%...

February 2017

February 20, 2017

What Are You Doing for Lent?

The Great Fast is almost here. For the Latin church, Lent will begin on March...