The Dark Night of the Soul
Something does not feel right. I sense an ominous presence that I can’t explain. The door slams shut. The blinds pull up and down in an asynchronous fashion. Objects fly across the room toward me. I scream, “In the name of Jesus, be gone!”…
He was equipped with holy water, a blessed prayer book, and an equally sick family. He thrusts the holy water with conviction while loudly reciting prayers from the book. The dog barks as he is splashed with the water while being prayed upon. Maybe he thinks that the dog will…
It is not often that you find yourself up at 1:00 am writing a letter to a judge asking for merciful sentencing for your younger brother, but that is where I found myself. I now find myself pondering how it got to this point, but on some level, I am…
The Catholic Church is a powerful entity and is largely responsible for the formation of the conscience of its members. It is a role that should not be taken lightly. The influence on society and culture is hard to calculate and is changing rapidly. I know this because I grew…
So Eve gave the apple to Adam, who cares. How long can we repeat this narrative before evolving? If you haven’t read the story about the Mom with the Only Fans account, don’t bother. It’s nothing new. In this specific instance, a woman and her husband created an enormously popular…
If you were raised in a big family you are probably familiar with the questions, “Didn’t your parents have cable?”, “Do you all have the same parents?”, “Are you Catholic?” Strangers asking intrusive questions about your parents sex life was not the most unsettling thing about growing up in a…
