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August 31, 2015

PS – I also totally hate you with the fires of thousand burning heretics…

... vent-y rant rant. *Warning - Grown up language* I've had my Jeep less than...

August 03, 2015

Wired Wrapped Handmade Rosaries…

... My friend, Donna, makes rosaries. Not just any rosaries. She makes truly beautiful, sturdy...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

I’m not dead yet…

... I turned 40 and less than two weeks later I quite literally fell apart....

July 17, 2015

Planned Parenthood Segment on The Catholic Five…

... Working on tomorrow's segment for The Catholic Five, I've included some links and commentary...

July 03, 2015

Sex, Race, and Marriage…

... I am sick of race. I am sick of marriage. I am sick to...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Is People Magazine Glamorizing Obesity…

... On the cover of People Magazine is model Tess Holliday. The headline heralds, "The...

May 16, 2015

I worked out and it didn’t kill me…

... I've made it half through the second month and true to my word I've...

May 10, 2015

Standard Penances For Everything?

... Have you ever been to confession and poured out your heart and soul all...

May 10, 2015

Got a new toy…

... Let's talk about apps. I few weeks ago I broke down and purchased an...

April 2015

April 19, 2015

I feel so special…

... On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being being the absolute best, how...

March 2015

March 18, 2015

Catholic Funeral Arrangements and Preparing for a Happy Death…

... Hey, guess what. You're going to die. I'm going to die. Everybody dies. And...

March 18, 2015

The New Ride…

... Meet Christine. The vehicle that changed my mind about driving. I always said that...

March 13, 2015

An Update, Responses, Clarifications, and Reactions to My “Denied Communion on the Tongue” Post…

... Let me take a moment to respond. My previous post about being refused reception...

March 11, 2015

Denied Communion on the Tongue at My Grandmother’s Funeral…

***Please see update posted 3/13/15*** ... I just had the absolute worst experience ever during...

March 06, 2015

Whaaaaaa? You guys….

... Aw, shucks. You guys. I just wanted to give a big, fat "thank you"...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Homeless Man Buried at Vatican Cemetery…

... Willy Herteleer went to mass every day for twenty five years straight. He was...

February 25, 2015

Russel Brand’s Anti-Porn Rant…

... Some of you regular readers know how much I despise porn. It destroyed my...

January 2015

January 12, 2015

Five Hours of Real Estate Math Later…

... I'm feeling pretty stabby now though.

January 12, 2015

Help End Blogger Poverty…

Your donation will help end the suffering of one blogger who will no longer have...

January 10, 2015

single parent dating

... As long as we live in a social climate that treats children as commodities...

January 10, 2015

infatn baptism

January 10, 2015

Breaking News: I’m Straight…

... What? Isn't that the in vogue thing to do now-a-days? Make an arbitrary announcement...

January 10, 2015

Where I Rant About Kid’s Organized Sports…

... "It's all about having fun" is not an excuse for a coach to shirk...

January 10, 2015

alternatives to scouting

January 10, 2015

no priests allowed.

January 10, 2015

you arent using that education…

January 10, 2015

Wine, How I Love You…

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January 10, 2015

Dirty Whores

... Everybody on Patheos is talking about sex, or more specifically abstinence only education. Does...

January 10, 2015

The Talk W Boys

January 10, 2015

Puerto Rican, Mexican, whatever. Same difference…

... My grandmother, on my mom's side, always called me Cuban. My grandfather, on that...