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November 2019

November 10, 2019
So here's the deal:  my local parish is shrinking, bit by bit.  But I keep...
November 10, 2019
An elementary school at which Family Friendly School policies are established shall collaborate with community...
November 07, 2019
Let me start by saying that I am not pro-animal cruelty. I object to the...
November 03, 2019
As a bit of preface, I write on three different platforms these days (four if...

October 2019

October 28, 2019
Were Amazon Synod participants venerating a statue meant to represent Mary?  Or were at least...
October 26, 2019
Yes, here's where I get all Jane the Actuary on you, after having dug into...
October 26, 2019
So the other day, I wrote about STD rates climbing dramatically, but that post was...
October 25, 2019
Is it an idol?  Is it merely a symbol?  Is it an idol-that's-perfectly-OK-in-the-spirit-of-inclusiveness? The Vatican...
October 24, 2019
So this is a bit of old(er) news:  a report from the CDC in early...
October 22, 2019
Here's the story: Divorced parents Jeffrey Younger and Anne Georgulas have been at odds over...
October 17, 2019
So there's a new report out at the Brookings Institute promoting "national service" and this...
October 13, 2019
So this past weekend -- well, not really a weekend, actually, but from Thursday through...
October 09, 2019
So I'm trying to stay away from Trump-news, knowing that (a) I personally cannot play...
October 09, 2019
An article I previewed yesterday . . . You've likely seen this reported elsewhere by...
October 08, 2019
So this morning, I couldn't let a tweet on China go by without replying, as...
October 06, 2019
Regular readers will notice that I haven't been blogging as frequently lately, and that's partly...
October 01, 2019
This past weekend, it rained, and was unseasonably cold, and was really kind of stinky. ...

September 2019

September 26, 2019
  Did Trump demand a quid pro quo by holding up aid to Ukraine in...
September 23, 2019
So it turns out I have a jumble of things to write about, and I'm...
September 18, 2019
Bernie Sanders is making promises. Yes, sure, all the Democratic presidential candidates are chock full...
September 17, 2019
The other day, a tweet came across my feed, in the form of a retweet:...
September 16, 2019
So this is the sort of post that is less than ideal because at least...
September 16, 2019
So I realize I've been a bit sparse in my blogging, and wanted to give...
September 11, 2019
Yes, I know, I'm seeing lots of headlines of articles that I'm not reading, revisiting...

August 2019

August 21, 2019
Here's the story, repeated over and over again: Up until now, would-be permanent residents were...
August 21, 2019
Readers, as much as this blog has been a bit neglected lately (coming up soon:...
August 15, 2019
The one-word answer is "no." The three-word version, "eh, probably not." And for more words...
August 13, 2019
So, look, I am going write this with virtually no effort to source my claims...
August 11, 2019
  Here's an article at TheDeacon's Bench that caught my eye:  "Revolt: parishioners protest changes...
August 10, 2019
Folks, I've been wanting to write about the events of the past week, namely, the...
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