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Elizabeth Scalia

The Anchoress is where a rather reclusive woman who talks too much deposits all the thoughts she can’t figure out what to do with, elsewhere. It’s worked for a long time, and since it’s not broke, she’s not fixing it.

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Year of Hope

The Horrific LA Fires and Lessons of Hope

The news is so awful and it seems like it has been since the third hour of the new year… but these people in California are inspiring me. And they are teaching me about hope Read more…

Sex Abuse

‘Shut up,’ they said; British MP’s vote against gangrape inquiry

So, British MPs have voted against making a national inquiry into grooming gangs, in a 364-111 vote. Man, when the “ruling class” of public servants don’t want something discussed, they really let us know about Read more…

Society

2025: Humans trending badly & reason for hope

My latest column for OSV News was meant to look at the “trends to watch out for in 2025,” but all of my listing and researching got red-lined once I heard a co-worker, remarking on Read more…

Clericalism

Planning my funeral amid the disappointments

So, because my wish list for 2024 went unfulfilled on, well, pretty much every level (at least as far as the church is concerned), I have decided to simply resubmit it as writ and change Read more…

Jesus Christ

The Sacred Heart deserves better than ideology

According to this report in the New York Times, Martha-Ann Alito, wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, wants to fight a culture war with a Catholic flag: “I want a Sacred Heart of Jesus Read more…

Catholic polarization

Best bet for Catholic unity? Admitting our common sin

In my latest column for OSV News, I look at May’s four loudest days on Catholic social media and declare with absolute certainty that — all the hysteria and huffpuffing aside — the growing division Read more…