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
Category: Your Daily Tripod
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
Feeding the Bones
Today I’m working on my Your Daily Tripod column for next week. Tony De Cristofaro owns the blog, and he writes four days a week. The other three, his lovely wife, Beth; Father Joe McCloskey; and I take a turn. The blog grew out of Tony’s involvement in the Cursillo movement, which encourages all to… Continue reading Feeding the Bones