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May 2020

May 16, 2020

La Belle Eden

I should have been writing this week, but instead I was in the garden....

May 08, 2020

The Friendship Room is Battling the Cold Snap during COVID

Hey guys, I have a quick request for the hands and feet of Christ,...

April 2020

April 28, 2020

Dandelions are the Poor Man’s Marigolds

I went to the free pantry again, with half a bag of things. We go...

April 21, 2020

I Think They Are Guardian Angels

Many years ago, a friend of mine had a dream. She told me she dreamed...

April 17, 2020

Spy Wednesday

I came downtown last week on Spy Wednesday, looking a bit like a spy myself...

April 12, 2020

An Easter Visitation

Rosie's lively, ragtag neighbor friends, whom I've referred to as "corner friends" and "fireflies"...

April 03, 2020

The Deluge and the Garden

It was a steaming warm, cloyingly humid Saturday afternoon. It started out sunny, but then...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

The Homeless who have no Protection from COVID

This morning I opened Twitter to check in on my friends; I ended up watching...

March 25, 2020

A Rose in the Plague Time

The first time I forgot about the coronavirus, was yesterday. That was when I got...

March 25, 2020

Not Everyone Who Says To Me, Lord, Lord…

The homeless are still attempting to shelter-in-place on Skid Row. They cannot practice social...

March 19, 2020

Last Day of Winter on the Ohio

Yesterday was the last day of winter. I'm told that March 20th is the earliest...

March 13, 2020

Plague Comes to the Ohio Valley

COVID-19 has come to Ohio. It's all over the country now. Last I heard...

March 10, 2020

The Tower of Power Abuse Case Comes to a Close, but What Next?

As some of you might recall, I've been following the case of Pastor Everett...

March 05, 2020

That Eternal Smile

It was gray, cold, and wet again. It has been gray, cold, and wet, for...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Over the Wine-Dark Ohio

It was snowing, but I couldn't see it. This has been the most disappointing of...

January 19, 2020

In the January Slush

Friday night, I went to bed to the soft kiss of snow against the window....

October 2019

October 25, 2019

Wine-Dark, Rust-Red

I once met a lady who came to the Ohio Valley from Europe. She'd raised...

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 04, 2019

The Logic of Fireflies

Rosie tried to tell me about fireflies. She watched a television program all about...

October 03, 2019

Transitus

“Be praised, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whose embrace no living person...

September 2019

September 26, 2019

The Valley is Only a Place

Rose's godparents bought me a new round of driving lessons. I'm going to learn to...

August 2019

August 19, 2019

What You Need to Know About Steubenville When You Watch “Roll Red Roll”

This happened a couple of months ago, in Spring. I was downtown, here in Steubenville,...

August 16, 2019

The Tower of Power Sex Abuse Allegations go to Court, and I Have Further Questions

I was walking home from the grocery store earlier this week, when I saw...

August 09, 2019

My Reaction to the Sexual Abuse Allegations at Tower of Power Church

There is a non-denominational Protestant church near my house, in the LaBelle neighborhood, and that...

August 01, 2019

Where’s the Church?

More than a year ago now, I had a dream. And I don't think...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

A Different Sort of Ghost Story

It might have been the first act in a terrible ghost story, but it wasn't....

July 05, 2019

La Belle Inferno

They say the world is burning up. Wildfires have broken out this summer in...

June 2019

June 29, 2019

The Terrible Wager and the Sacred Heart

I am in a bad state, lately. Healing goes in long, slow cycles, and...

June 17, 2019

Your Chance to see Steubenville on National Television Tonight

I just found out today that a documentary about my hometown is going to be...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

At Almost Eight Years Old…

My Rosie is almost eight years old. She is beautiful, but she doesn't care about...