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May 2016

May 21, 2016
Last week we talked about suicide and abuse. Now, for a moment, let's turn our...
May 19, 2016
I went to Mass downtown today, at the old Baroque-style church with the cavernous ceiling...
May 18, 2016
I found out something joyful today, namely that the archdiocese of Chicago is making a...
May 18, 2016
When I first smelled the smoke, I thought it was the neighbors' fireplace. Someone nearby...
May 17, 2016
No time for a long meditation today, ladies and gents. I am typing this with...
May 17, 2016
St. Joseph, look upon me and see in me, your son, Jesus Christ. Care for...
May 16, 2016
Just a warning to my friends who have been through assault-- I'm going to talk...
May 15, 2016
I don't mind when people disagree with me, but I don't like to be called...
May 13, 2016
First of all, please pray for my neighbor Kim. Kim has cancer of some sort...
May 13, 2016
Every other Sunday, after Mass, The Community would come. As far as I know that...
May 12, 2016
I want to introduce you to my friend Kreed, and I wish I could do...
May 11, 2016
I know I've got readers from all different faiths here, but I want to talk...
May 11, 2016
I tried hard to like High-Rise. I really did. I was pleased to see that...
May 10, 2016
(imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this is my flattery of The Toast.)...
May 09, 2016
Let me tell you another story: a story about two people I didn't like, and...
May 09, 2016
I am a bit of a snob about books, and about books of a religious...
May 06, 2016
Captain America: Civil War is now available in the usual assortment of digital and disc...
May 05, 2016
So, it's mothers' day again this weekend. Great. I've already shared with you folks about...
May 05, 2016
I've got to admit, this is a day that stumps me. I don't know what...
May 04, 2016
In case you've been living under a rock since last fall: GET BACK UNDER THE...
May 03, 2016
  I know this is a Christmas hymn, but bear with me. It's a hymn...
May 02, 2016
Rebecca over at “Suspended in Her Jar” is talking about modesty again. Rebecca's cool. I...
May 01, 2016
  It's a cool cloudy day in Steubenville; as I write this, it's threatening to...
May 01, 2016
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, ζωὴν χαρισάμενος! Christ...

April 2016

April 28, 2016
I have a confession to make: I am extremely plain. That is to say, I'm...
April 27, 2016
  I threw a wood block at a child the other day. I had to....
April 26, 2016
So now I'm expected to have an opinion on Michael Voris, am I? Everybody on...
April 25, 2016
No doubt you've heard the good news: the fearless Harriet Tubman is going to be...
April 24, 2016
  It's finally here. Tale of Tales, Matteo Garrone's first English language film, has finally...
April 22, 2016
Let's say you're in the desert. Most people wind up in the desert at one...
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