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September 28, 2023

A Biblical Name

It happened as I was driving through The Bottleneck. I was on my way to...

January 2023

January 27, 2023

A Brief Statement On the Murder of Tyre Nichols

As I write this, we are less than two hours from the official release...

November 2022

November 27, 2022

At the Corner of the Grass

The day before Thanksgiving was sunny, the first sunny day in a week or more....

July 2022

July 06, 2022

All Full of Sound and Fury

We were hurrying to the car, and we were already late. I remembered with...

May 2022

May 28, 2022

A Spot of Rage-Gardening

It began badly and got worse. My friend couldn't find "purple" formula anywhere in town,...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

On the Side of the Angels

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

May 2021

May 27, 2021

A Prayer Impatient and Irreverent

Two days ago was the best day I've had in years, and I am thankful....

April 2021

April 21, 2021

On the Police Shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant

I watched the video of the police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant. I didn't really...

April 20, 2021

The Chauvin Verdict is Just, but it Isn’t Justice

I heard the verdict on the radio this afternoon. Derek Chauvin, the police officer who...

January 2021

January 06, 2021

The Religious Right Attempts A Coup

This is what happens when you incite war. And yes, Trump's cronies have been...

December 2020

December 09, 2020

Christians Have A Responsibility During the Eviction Crisis

Today, on social media, I saw a short video that is a grim sign of...

September 2020

September 06, 2020

Rod Dreher, Drunk Driving, and the Problem of White Privilege

I just read Rod Dreher's unbelievably racist, ugly, self-satisfied essay "Moral Order and Civil Conflict"...

June 2020

June 07, 2020

The Price of Ordinary

Columbus, Ohio, is an ordinary place. I'm not using "ordinary" as a pejorative there; I'm...

June 05, 2020

George Floyd and the American Apocalypse

A friend on social media reminded me that the word "apocalypse" is Greek for "revelation."...

May 2020

May 30, 2020

The Pentecost Riots

Today is the feast of Saint Joan of Arc, who fought for freedom against...

February 2020

February 21, 2020

If You Shame A Sex Worker…

Today, on facebook, a volunteer from The Friendship Room wrote: We have a woman who lives...

September 2019

September 02, 2019

Pretending Not to Look

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

June 2019

June 15, 2019

Trauma has no Timeline

By Jaime Mahler To where shall our money go? If you have followed some of...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

What do you Do With a Bicycle Thief?

"Tell me about the theft," said the policeman at the station, getting out his...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

Am I Ashamed to be White?

My skin is fair. I know this, because it's the name on the label...

August 2018

August 06, 2018

Clericalism and Priestly Abuse: What do the Laity do Now?

I have some very difficult things to say in response to the United States...

December 2017

December 21, 2017

A Knock at the Door

There are two people who regularly knock at my door in a "shave and...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

An Update On The Death Threat Situation

If you're just joining us, here is the post describing Daniella's situation. Thank you to...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

What Would You Do?

In the first grade I had a spectacularly useless health book entitled "Health: Focus...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Let’s Examine President Trump’s Pro-Life Agenda

So, remember a couple months ago when I mistakenly thought that then-President-elect Trump had taken...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

The Kingdom Invisible

(image via Pixabay) What if I told you I've learned how to become invisible? I've joked...

July 2016

July 08, 2016

Prayers for Dallas

I am watching the news in mounting horror. As it stands right now, eleven police officers...

July 07, 2016

How to React to Police Shootings?

"An America that asks what it owes its most vulnerable citizens is improved and humane....