The Merry Catholic

It’s time once again for another edition of the Culinary Report, which the New York Times described as the “economical gastronomical chronic...

It’s time once again for my semi-annual “Road Report,” where I give a first-hand account of the trials and tribulations of spending way too ...

This week, let’s talk about John the Baptist. As we all know, John the Baptist was quite a character. He lived in the wilderness, dressed li...

The other day I was walking out of a store. A man and woman were walking toward the entrance, and I noticed the writing on the man’s T-shirt...

I’d like to file a complaint, but I don’t even know where to begin. Here is what happened: Last month I received an invoice from a company c...

Once in a while I get the chance to sit quietly in an empty church and gaze at the beautiful stained glass windows and poignant stations-of-...

People often send me email notes, asking some form of this question: “How come you constantly write about how old you are?” C’mon now. I do ...