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September 07, 2026

I’ll Never Forget What Americans Did, for Money

The neighbors up the block took down their TRUMP flag. Besides the flag, their...

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May 31, 2025

Suppose You Were the Richest Man in the World

Suppose you were the richest man in the world. Suppose you could have and...

April 2025

April 11, 2025

America Sold its Soul for Money. Now we’re Losing Money

The Dow fell another thousand points today. I don't own any stock. I don't...

January 2025

January 18, 2025

All for the Love of Money

I'm not going to watch the inauguration. I don't see why anyone would. We...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

A Lesson in Economics

Things went from bad to worse. Twitter, now called "X," is collapsing like a...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

On a Harrowing Sunday Night

On Sunday night, the Lost Girl went to the emergency room. It turned out there...

December 2022

December 17, 2022

In Little Things

I talked with Holly the Witch. She saw the woman who used to live in...

November 2022

November 30, 2022

Maybe We Are Eucharist

A thousand times or more, I've wished there was somebody interesting to show you, instead...

June 2022

June 08, 2022

Just To Stay Poor Another Day

There is a myth that gets told in just about every culture, with variations...

February 2022

February 17, 2022

Housing, Poverty and the House-Poor Millionaire

I took a neighbor to run her errands the other day. This neighbor is...

February 13, 2022

Courtesy of the Sneak

Things have continued to be dreary and unlucky. A thaw came, rinsing gallons and gallons...

September 2021

September 30, 2021

Actually, There Is Such A Thing As A Free Lunch

The topic on social media is school lunches today. I'm not sure where it...

July 2021

July 12, 2021

The Billionaire, the Rocket, and the Tedium of Greed

Richard Branson went to space. He's very excited about that and I think he thinks...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

The Prettiest House on the Block

The menacing neighbor's house is starting to look very nice. It's slate blue with...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

Abby Johnson’s Downfall and the Heresy of Americanism

Let's say you were a public practicing Catholic, famous for your conversion to Catholicism, and...

December 22, 2020

Abby Johnson Publicly Rejects Catholic Moral Teaching

I am going to be very brief with this post, because it's almost Christmas...

September 2020

September 28, 2020

A Word on the Trumps’ Financial Difficulties

My family depended on SNAP benefits for ten years, to keep from starving to...

August 2020

August 28, 2020

Every Town is Money

Today is the Roman Catholic feast of Saint Augustine, who was an African man with...

July 2020

July 16, 2020

Please Help The Friendship Room Survive The COVID Emergency!

I have a message from The Friendship Room: they need our help, and they need...

July 06, 2020

What if we Re-Thought the Pro-Life Movement?

I thought it would make bigger news this weekend, when pro-life icon Abby Johnson...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

A Requiem for a Hundred Thousand

One hundred thousand people are dead. It happened just in the past hour-- we...

April 2020

April 18, 2020

Compassion is the Strongest Thing

Downtown at the Friendship Room, things are as bleak as ever. It was difficult getting...

January 2020

January 22, 2020

Why the Legionaries of Christ Cannot be Reformed

No doubt many of you have read the shocking article in the Associated Press,...

January 15, 2020

Trump’s New SNAP Rule Won’t Hurt the People You Think

I want to say a few words about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), in...

December 2019

December 09, 2019

The Problem With Cheap Gifts for Poor People

I read a thoughtful article today, by my friend Kristy Burmeister. I do recommend that...

December 07, 2019

Eighteen Suggestions for the Rest of Advent

On Friday, I suggested that we all need to be converted, and start living in...

November 2019

November 26, 2019

Bransfield’s Proposed Punishment is a Slap on the Wrist

As my regular readers know, I've been following the news on the situation in the...

October 2019

October 14, 2019

Why Do We Cling To Columbus? What Do We Have To Lose?

I was pleased to see that the whole-life social justice pro-life organization Rehumanize International had...

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 21, 2019

Still More Wars for Mammon’s Sake

It seems the president has found a form of pollution he doesn't like, and that...