Welcome to the new blog…
I have moved Standing on My Head from Patheos because I wanted to get away from the increased commercialism at that site. I also wanted to return to the more personal and relational style that I first had when blogging. As the readership increased at Patheos we lost the personal contact. I had to close the comments box because there were simply too many comments to moderate and too often commenters were using my combox as their soapbox.
Having a subscription gateway helps us return to that smaller, more personal blog. The main blog posts will still be free for everyone to read. My archived material will still be lodged at Patheos and will also be free. However there will be a donor-subscriber section here. Check it out here to see what is reserved for donor-subscribers.
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Thanks again for visiting and God bless you.
Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
The Coming Catholic Renewal and the Tree of Gondor
A senior priest friend said to me last week, "I told the bishop we're in a sixteenth century situation." I replied, "Yup, Every 500 years a painful purgation and then a renewal." It reminded
Celibacy? Gay? Fr Martin? Whazzat?
Last week I posted a question about Fr James Martin's constant whine that the "good, celibate gay priests" are not being celebrated and recognized. Once again he has set up a scarecrow--a straw man.
The Present Crisis and the Work of Satan
In the wake of the McCarrick affair and the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report, like many Catholics I was feeling devastated and pretty low. However, on reflection I am feeling a completely new spirit about
What if the Bishop…
What if the Bishop said to his lawyers, "You're fired. I'm going to hire private investigators instead and when somebody makes a claim against the diocese, if the facts line up we'll pay up.
Watch Out for the Witch Hunt
You'll probably remember the play The Crucible from your high school literature class. It's the story of the witch hunts in Salem Massachusetts. It's a pretty good play, and take you into a fascinating and terrifying
Triumphs and Tragedies – 16
The fifteenth century: As the French Avignon Papacy ended, the Great Schism began, only to be resolved at the beginning of the 15th century at the Council of Constance. As the century developed the
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