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October 2018

October 08, 2018

What Not to Say When Someone Tells You They’re Leaving the Church

This post is yet another of those things I wish I never had to say. ...

August 2018

August 13, 2018

We Must Let Children Be Heroic

I saw a sweet video online today. For all I know it was staged,...

June 2018

June 12, 2018

For the Love of New Clothes and the Golden Rule

I saw a video on Facebook about a young man who "upcycles" clothing for...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

A Bucket Will Not Save You

I saw one of those ads for a kit, to help you survive the...

May 13, 2018

Say there is a Lady

Let's say there is a Lady full of Grace. Let's say there is a...

April 2018

April 22, 2018

The Shepherd who Lays Down His Life

From today's Gospel: Jesus said: "I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Night in Gethsemane

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching...

March 24, 2018

Failing and Winning at Lent

This hasn't been much of a Lent. It never is, but this one was...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

Seven Last Words: Today You Will be With Me in Paradise

Dismas had not lived a good life. He had lived the worst of lives. When...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

No, We Can’t Get Over It

Last month, I posted a guest post by a dear friend of mine, about her...

November 2017

November 14, 2017

Advent is Approaching

As I write this, we are six hours away from the start of Philip's Fast...

November 09, 2017

A Prayer and a Work of Mercy for the Friendship Room

Saint Philip's fast starts less than a week from today! Latin Catholics don't start Advent...

August 2017

August 14, 2017

A “Catholic Evangelizer” Is Sending My Friend Death Threats (Updated)

I am pretty upset about something right now. My friend Daniella is a wonderful woman....

July 2017

July 27, 2017

Sharing Onions

My friend Rebecca has harvested her onions for the year. She set up a tent...

July 23, 2017

The Derelict

I was going for my walk after dark, after the heat of the day had broken....

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Free Among the Dead

That's all anybody can ever do: help each other suffer less, and pretend to be...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Nocturne

I couldn't sleep. My daughter was next to me-- she tends to have insomnia, and has...

April 07, 2017

Archdiocese of Cincinnati Pleads for Immigrant’s Release

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati released a statement yesterday, asking the faithful to contact Governor Kasich...

March 2017

March 21, 2017

That They Might See

I had to take the bus downtown to turn in my "interim report," to prove...

March 19, 2017

What Commie Weirdo Said THAT?

It's time to play "Name That Leftist," the crazy quiz game where you guess the...

March 08, 2017

The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy Cross you have...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

A Message From the Family of an “Illegal Alien”

I received a message from a reader whose husband is in the country illegally. After trying...

January 2017

January 10, 2017

Requiem For The Forgotten

A woman froze to death today. She was homeless. She'd been evicted from her low-income...

December 2016

December 21, 2016

I Don’t Believe in Sky Daddy Either

Blogging for Patheos, you meet a lot of atheists. In fact, if you're on the...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Taking Back the Turkey: A Lesson in Empathy and Charity

My mother and her friends were sipping coffee together after their daily Rosary. They were...

November 06, 2016

Jerusalem to Jericho

Last night at the anticipation Divine Liturgy, we heard the gospel of the Good...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

The Cry of the Poor

(image via Pixabay) Here's another status posted by my friends at The Friendship Room. This...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

Soviet Children Fear the Dark: Mr. Rogers and the Call to Love Our Enemy

(image via Pixabay) I'm on an Eastern Countries kick lately. Want to hear about the...

September 20, 2016

There Is Light Eternal Yonder

(image via Wikimedia Commons) Ever hear a song that just changed you? I heard this...

September 14, 2016

Mercy is Justice

(image via Pixabay) I just saw this status from The Friendship Room, a beautiful little...