Today, I read an alarming report that said (among other things) that Americans are guessing at how much money they need to retire… and they are guessing wildly wrong. For example, the median Millennial “guesstimated” that he would need a $500,000 nest … Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: In November, I put out a call for statements from priests, ex-seminarians, and ex-seminary staff. I think we, the laity, need to assess what exactly is going on in Catholic seminaries, both good and bad, and this is a space where … Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: In November, I put out a call for statements from priests, ex-seminarians, and ex-seminary staff. I think we, the laity, need to assess what exactly is going on in Catholic seminaries, both good and bad, and this is a space where … Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: In November, I put out a call for statements from priests, ex-seminarians, and ex-seminary staff. I think we, the laity, need to assess what exactly is going on in Catholic seminaries, both good and bad, and this is a … Continue reading
It seems that the reality inside some (many?) Catholic seminaries does not match the brochure. We’ve all seen public accounts by priests and ex-seminarians (here is just one) describing Catholic seminaries as hothouses where clerical authoritarianism, combined with tolerance or … Continue reading
Fellow residents of West Saint Paul: Tomorrow, we vote. I have done a little research on the races in our city, and I have some gentle recommendations.
Commonweal has published my article on the clerical sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. You can read the whole thing there, and really you should—publishing a mag like Commonweal is not cheap, and your clicks help them—but here’s sort … Continue reading
State Auditor is the single statewide office left where I’m willing to vote for candidates from either party—and, in my two auditor elections so far, I’ve done just that. I’ve voted for our current auditor of 11 years’ standing, Rebecca … Continue reading
This post has been updated. See the bottom of the post for details. Senate Republicans should offer Senate Democrats a deal: (1) Kavanaugh is rejected. (2) Feinstein resigns or is expelled. (3) Expedited hearing schedule for Kavanaugh’s replacement… or no … Continue reading
Last night, about an hour before Judge Thomas Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit phoned me, I jumped into a Twitter thread: Not all of my readers were tuned into judicial politics back in the … Continue reading