Cousin William and King Henry VIII
In the annals of English history, no other man had as colorful a life as my distant ancestor William “Bill” Tryer, who was the Royal Food Taster to King Henry VIII. The job of Royal […]
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Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, please help me restrain from laughing out loud at my crazy Aunt Gladys. When she asked what church I attended, I jokingly said, “I worship at Our Lady of the Sealy Posturepedic .” […]
Unicorn Bites 8/3/14
I’m no conspiracy theorist, but I’ve never seen Indiana Jones and Han Solo in the same room… — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) August 3, 2014 He said cheese wasn’t that great. Long story short, I accidentally […]
A Catholic Kid’s Semi-Rotten Childhood: Catholics vs. Everybody Else
In the 50s and 60s, we Catholics divided the human race into two groups: Catholics and non-Catholics. Non-Catholics included Christians of other denominations, which we lumped together under “Protestants.”* We didn’t know the difference between […]
Powegian Breakfast Burrito, Religion, and War
Fusion Entree POWEGIAN BREAKFAST BURRITO INGREDIENTS ½ white onion 1 tomato 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 4 ounce can diced green chiles 6 eggs (1 more egg later) 18 8″ flour tortillas 1 pound Italian […]
St. Chicken of the Sea
Religion lives in all forms in Florida. There are the Jewish people who escape the North’s cold winters, the Evangelists who tolerate the Jewish people because they know that a thriving Israel is their ticket […]
Epistle to Conservative Evangelicals
Dear (insert name): Please stop telling me I need to repent and get right with God because I am Catholic. I have already repented. In fact, I repent all the time. That’s what Catholics do. […]
Things We Learned in Catholic School That Had to Be Unlearned Later
Before anyone comes at me with holy water and an exorcism prayer, let me explain that I am a good Catholic. I go to mass; I carry a rosary in my purse; I believe in […]