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February 2026

February 02, 2026

On Abusive Priests, Idolatry, and the Epstein Files

There is something I've learned, after writing so much about the Catholic priest abuse...

May 2024

May 27, 2024

On the Priest Who Bit a Would-be Communicant

All week, the people have been clamoring about a priest who bit a woman trying...

March 2024

March 26, 2024

A Woman, An Angel, A Sign

The most important person in the world is a woman. Barely even a woman,...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

No, Married Priests will not Solve the Abuse Crisis

They've been talking about married priests on X/Twitter lately. A Vatican official brought up ending...

January 2023

January 18, 2023

More on the Laicization, and the Lies, of Frank Pavone

Here we go again, talking about my least favorite subject, the former priest Frank Pavone....

October 2021

October 26, 2021

The Priest Who Said “Me Too”

All right, a good story now. We've heard so many bad ones. This happened...

October 19, 2021

On Harassment and Spiritual Abuse in the Confessional

A friend mentioned online that she had been sexually harassed in the confessional. She...

February 2021

February 01, 2021

And Christ Was There As Well

I saw his Roman collar as he walked by-- between the blue disposable face mask...

November 2020

November 17, 2020

A Fine Time for Crackpots

I am aghast at just how bizarrely people are behaving right now, especially in the...

July 2020

July 01, 2020

Please Read My Friend’s Article on Gun Violence

I want to take a moment today to draw attention to my friend Leslye Colvin,...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

Frank Pavone Throws Down The Gauntlet, And I Respond

I cannot stand writing about Frank Pavone. I don't even like to think about him....

February 2020

February 02, 2020

Sweatpants, Disability and a Mean Twitter Priest

I know I shouldn't pay attention to crabby priests on Twitter. They are a...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Violence, Gaslighting and Flying Monkeys: How Abusers Manipulate their Communities

I want to say a few words about gaslighting, and about how abusive people manipulate...

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 15, 2019

Two More Remarks on Alana Chen’s Passing

I have one more quick thing to say about the death of Alana Chen....

October 2019

October 02, 2019

Abby Johnson Doubles Down on Racism and Attacks a Priest

On Monday, I expressed my horror at Abby Johnson's unprovoked attack on the...

September 2019

September 12, 2019

“Stay With Us” Says the USCCB, But Can They Hear Themselves?

In case you haven't noticed, the Church is a ghastly mess. I almost said...

September 07, 2019

What is Spiritual Abuse?

It's now September. the time of year when I'll start re-sharing my posts on...

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 15, 2019

Trauma has no Timeline

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

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...

May 2019

May 03, 2019

Women are not Poison to Seminarians’ Formation

I had an odd conversation with a priest, after I posted my article about the...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

The Worst Thing a Priest Can Say to an Abuse Survivor

A friend posted the following commentary today, about the experience of a mutual friend of...

March 10, 2019

Aleteia White-Washes Slavery

Today, I read an article over on Aleteia that made my jaw drop. As an...

March 06, 2019

My Intention for a Dark Lent

I don't know about you, but I'm not really feeling in the mood for Lent...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

To Love a Church that Hates You

Once again I am exhausted. The Vatican has finished the four-day summit on sexual...

February 23, 2019

The Worst Punishment There Could Ever Be

We're in the middle of the summit on sexual abuse now, and I don't feel...

February 22, 2019

Patrick Madrid Accidentally Explains the Sex Abuse Crisis

Today I saw three tweets that enraged me, and then they made me sad....

December 2018

December 30, 2018

Presentation in the Temple

No one looks up when they come in. They're not the kind of people...

December 21, 2018

On the Darkest Night

It's the darkest night of the year. We made it. The light starts coming back...