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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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Books

Light Lenten Reading: My ‘Little Sins…”

I’m in the process of collecting my Lenten reading materials — this year I’m going to make a deep dive into the Rule of St. Benedict (which I, bad Benedictine, have been neglecting) and some Read more…

Self-help

Needing others is TOTALLY OKAY, folks

As someone who has struggled with the intimacy that comes from needing others, I get what is going on with a good friend of mine who is dealing with cancer. But, as I write in Read more…

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…