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February 2026

February 07, 2026

Christ the Water, Christ the Snow

There's going to be a thaw next week. All of this snow will turn...

February 16, 2025

But The Water Knows Me

The names of the twins were Sammiel and Gabbiel. Sammy and Gabby, for short....

January 2024

January 21, 2024

And All To Whom The Snow Came

I hope I am never so old that I don't love the snow. Last...

January 25, 2023

Things that Ought to be Normal

It's been such a week I don't know where to start, but I think...

June 2022

June 15, 2022

Summer is Hell for the Poor

My friend in Section Eight housing is cooking alive. She tells me that her...

January 2022

January 15, 2022

It Begins With Wine at a Wedding

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: There was a wedding at Cana...

December 2021

December 12, 2021

That Unquenchable Fire

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: The crowds asked John the...

September 2021

September 25, 2021

Whoever Gives A Cup Of Water

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: At that time, John said to...

August 2020

August 04, 2020

As the Water Rushes In

When I was a little girl I had a picture book of odd children's stories....

July 2020

July 19, 2020

Mercy Enough to Make it Rain

It's one of those times where it just doesn't rain. There was a severe...

July 01, 2020

Nearer to God in a Garden

I remember a line from a kitschy poem I've seen carved in plaster paving...

April 2020

April 06, 2020

How Do You Get To Gethsemane?

No one said I couldn't go for a hike. There's a lot that's not allowed...

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...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Ohio to the Gulf

I have lived by the Ohio River for over thirteen years. The sources of...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

The Icons in the Tiber

I remember a wonderful painting teacher I had one summer at Franciscan University,...

July 2019

July 17, 2019

The Friendship Room Needs Water!

Folks, I have a very important request from The Friendship Room. There is going to...

July 02, 2019

What You Did Not Do For The Least of These

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: “When the Son of Man...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

An Urgent Work of Mercy for the Thirsty

What do you do when the world seems so terrible and there is no...

June 18, 2018

A Summer Work of Mercy for the Friendship Room

I need help from all of my generous friends on this one. As most...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

The Silence of Holy Saturday

Today, in its quiet way, is the most terrible day. Today is the day...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Seven Last Words: Behold Your Son, Behold Your Mother

When Jesus saw His mother standing there, He said "Woman, behold thy son." He said...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

What is the real “Destructive Culture?”

I keep thinking about that nonsense paragraph from Dreher that I tore apart yesterday. One...

January 12, 2018

Can’t Afford No Golden Eggs

There is no water in downtown Steubenville, and there's an ice storm rolling in. This...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Some Say Peter

There are saints who seem like strangers to me, and Peter and Paul go into...

April 2017

April 26, 2017

Poverty Is Not Simple

I just read an excellent article in The Establishment, an essay by someone who grew up...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

Ordinary Time: A Short Story for Winter

Author's note: One day in foggy, rainy winter, here in the Ohio Valley, I was...

January 05, 2017

Come To The Water Like A Child

We went to the beach with my bad cousins. This was the time directly after...

December 2016

December 04, 2016

Army Corps of Engineers Stops DAPL

I've just found out that in a surprise, last-minute decision today, the Army Corps of...

June 2016

June 18, 2016

Tacos, Trolleys and a Summer Misadventure

Good Thing: There was going to be a little street fair downtown. Nothing ever happens...

June 12, 2016

Requiem for Orlando, Requiem for All

I've only been to Florida twice, to my grandparents' winter house, the modest little ranch...