Confessions of a Former Political Animal

I used to be a political animal. It started young; I was volunteering for Gene McCarthy’s 1968 presidential bid before I was twelve. And my first-ever mixed drink came at the Sioux Falls Coliseum in November 1972, while George McGovern was

Come, Holy Spirit

Has there ever been a comfortable time to be a Catholic? You have to wonder. The Inquisition. The Reformation. Today’s pedophile scandals. Strange investigations into women religious. Bishops weighing in on political issues, seemingly at odds with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops‘ guidance.  My column today at Your Daily Tripod speaks a bit to… Continue reading Come, Holy Spirit