I had my first radio appearance this week on Chris DeSimone's Wake Up Tucson show, taking a deep dive into the recent Catholic Church controversy about which bishops knew what and when in regard to the sexual abuse of minors by clergy. He'd asked me on the show after reading my Arizona Daily Star column … Continue reading Me, and radio: Wake up Tucson →

I’ve read with interest the dozens of op-eds, blogs and social media posts since the Aug. 14 release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report detailing Catholic priest atrocities against more than 1,000 children over a 70-year period. Everyone says things need to change, but no one is offering exactly how Catholics can get change in … Continue reading Catholics: Stop donating to Church →

Every woman, they say, has a celebrity crush, and most are based on the object of said crush being really good looking to the "average" woman. According to various internet polls - so you know it must be true - men who fit in this category are Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper and Matthew McConaughey, although surely everyone knows … Continue reading Garden guy lust →

I stood in front of the ATM machine with my almost 3-year-old grandson contemplating the meaning of life. It was already 98 degrees and 3,542 percent humidity, and this was supposed to be a very quick stop to get money from Nana's rarely used "special" account for our spontaneous adventure. The problem was that said … Continue reading Life by PIN and password →

One of the best parts of being on vacation for Catholic nerds is having the luxury of going to daily mass. Sure, vacation could be defined as sleeping in, laying on a beach, reading through summer book lists or hiking Machu Picchu, but as a working stiff most of the year, I rarely get the … Continue reading Holding hands with a Trump voter →

I get hit on by homeless men. Not hit by homeless men, which might make more sense because the guys hanging out around the transit center can sometimes be cantankerous. No, I mean what I said, hit on by homeless men, as in "Hey, baby, que paso? The passes come after I jump off the … Continue reading I’ve still got it →

Let us begin with full disclosure: I do not like this current president. Every time the man tweets I feel like I'm in a monster movie. I have lost sleep because of him, I've lost friends because of him, and some days I think I just might lose my mind because of him. He is … Continue reading In defense of Sarah Huckabee Sanders – an open letter to the Sisterhood →