March 17, 2024

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee,  and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew;  then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them,  “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you,  unless a grain of wheat falls to... Read more

March 16, 2024

It’s so hard to find any words just now. After I’ve been sick, the last thing to come back online is my writing brain. I was sick for a week, and then I had a bout of terrible insomnia that made it impossible to function normally. That’s how my chronically ill body often responds to being sick. After that I sleep too much for a few days, and then I go on a hike, and eventually the words come back.... Read more

March 15, 2024

I  didn’t think I’d be writing about what’s left of Church Militant so soon. But I’m very grateful to be reporting at Where Peter Is yet again, with a follow-up on my post from last week! It seems that the sins of Church Militant aren’t done falling down on the heads of everyone who had a hand in them. I’ve discovered that Truth Army, Joe Gallagher himself, and one other defendant are being sued for three million dollars by Patmos... Read more

March 13, 2024

It’s really spring now. The world is recalled to life. I was raised to believe that exactly one thing gives life, and that’s God. Everything else is an illusion. The created things you love are obstacles to that one pure source of life I don’t remember when I was told that, or by who; it was conveyed to me, that’s all. Now I believe that life wells up for you in all kinds of places. One of those places, for... Read more

March 10, 2024

  Hello Friends, This is just my monthly post of blogkeeping notes and all the things I was doing when I wasn’t at Patheos! First of all, as I explained a week or so ago, I’m sorry to suddenly go dark on Twitter/X where I’m usually glued to the screen! A nannybot caught me saying a phrase I heard on Sesame Street in the 80s and decided it was a violent threat, so I couldn’t post or like for 168... Read more

March 10, 2024

  I got sick again. I’d not been terribly sick in January or most of February, but then my number was up. First Adrienne brought home a severe head cold and a fever– the tests they swabbed for at the nurse’s office came up negative, so we’ve no reason to believe it was anything worse than that. She spent Monday drowsing at school and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday sick in bed at home, then Friday at school far too tired.... Read more

March 8, 2024

  Hey folks! Today, I’m honored to be writing over at “Where Peter Is” for the very first time. I know that a lot of my work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a paywall, but Where Peter Is is free.  I am writing about an absolutely bonkers conspiracy theory website which seems to be in the process of taking over my old tabloid nemesis “Church Militant,” but possibly not. And in the process, I have discovered a truly awful documentary... Read more

March 6, 2024

  Jimmy the mechanic got a new car. By which I mean, he got an old junk car that he knew he could resurrect. This was desperately needed, as they’d been without a vehicle for months. Somehow, as if by magic, he got that noisy beater up and running. This was good for us as well, because I stay up late writing and can’t usually be relied on to get Adrienne to school in the early morning. If she didn’t... Read more

March 2, 2024

I found out today that the notorious Catholic tabloid known as “Church Militant,”  will be shutting down in April. This news comes after they lost a defamation lawsuit brought against them by Father Georges de Laire, whom they baselessly slandered, posting an article full of lies by an anonymous source that turned out to be a canon lawyer for the Saint Benedict Center. Today, the law firm representing Father de Laire put out a press release which has been circulating... Read more

February 27, 2024

The potholes were worse than they’d ever been. Steubenville has plenty of terrible potholes. We’re a small town in the hills of Northern Appalachia where the ground is always either muddy or frozen, and nobody ever has any money. You get used to it. But the potholes up near the mall were turning into a serious safety hazard. In Steubenville, we have an awful mall. I’m told it used to be good, back before they put in the Walmart, but... Read more


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