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September 2017

September 22, 2017
With great regret, I draw to your attention TV's Donald Trump.  The president of the...
September 22, 2017
  There was another demolition on my street, this afternoon. A small crew was taking...
September 20, 2017
As has been widely reported, my dear friend Rebecca Bratten Weiss was recently dismissed from...
September 19, 2017
Lately, anything to do with Catholics has felt like dysfunctional family dinners.
September 15, 2017
I've spoken many times about the hardest time in my life.  Just after my daughter...
September 15, 2017
  By John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe Some screw-loosy Trumpistas attacked a wonderful friend of mine. 1600 wd...
September 14, 2017
The powerful start wars. The helpless go to war, lose limbs, and come back needing...
September 13, 2017
You know how you're never supposed to read comments? I broke the rules. I read...
September 12, 2017
  I went down to The Friendship Room with Rose, to drop off our widow's...
September 11, 2017
  It was a sunny Tuesday morning. On the news, someone was interviewing the Duchess...
September 10, 2017
Charismatics had me convinced that the devil was nearly omnipotent, that he could cling to...
September 07, 2017
Steve Bannon, who claims to be a Catholic, declared himself at odds with the Church's...
September 07, 2017
  I have seen several people publicly declare that if you believe the Pope is complicit...
September 05, 2017
  Quite a long time ago, I went to a First Holy Communion party for...
September 05, 2017
It all started when Catholic Vote publicly fantasized about beating up a priest. I don't...
September 02, 2017
September First is the beginning of the Eastern Church's year. This year, it also seems...

August 2017

August 31, 2017
  It must be Thursday. A certain Catholic blogger is at it again, posting publicly...
August 30, 2017
I don't usually pay attention to Matt Walsh. Today, though, he released a tweet that...
August 29, 2017
You have probably heard by now that the millionaire Prosperity Gospel preacher Joel Osteen refused...
August 28, 2017
I don't like to post a request like this more than once every three months or...
August 26, 2017
The flare has been going on all week. I haven't gotten out of bed before...
August 25, 2017
  I try to respect other people. I do. I'm not good at it, but...
August 24, 2017
There isn't anything non-Christian about being African.
August 24, 2017
  I shouldn't have gone to church on Sunday. No, really, I shouldn't. I was...
August 22, 2017
I have often noticed that the statue of Lady Justice on top of the Steubenville...
August 19, 2017
I received a comment to the effect that taking down municipal statues of Confederate generals is...
August 17, 2017
I have compiled a brief and non-exhaustive list of ways in which the United States...
August 17, 2017
I don't want to post this, it's really uncomfortable for me, but my gut and...
August 16, 2017
If you're just joining us, here is the post describing Daniella's situation. Thank you to...
August 14, 2017
The group "Christian Ethicists Without Borders" has released a statement condemning the recent terrorist attack...
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