The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Catholic

  • Putridariums

    Putridariums

    These look like toilets, don’t they? Oh, but they’re much worse.

  • Did You Really Have to Say That?

    A tale of cruel and unnecessary indifference by a religious leader.

  • Mercy, Mercy Me, It’s Jubilee!

    Did you know that Pope Francis announced a special Jubilee on the theme of mercy from December 8, 2015 to November 20, 2016? I didn’t. Probably because I’m not Catholic. (Truth be told, I’m not even Christian.) Do you even know what a Jubilee is? Again, I didn’t. But it’s actually kind of a big…

  • “Those Towel Heads Can’t Be Trusted.”

    Yup, that actually came out of a coworker’s mouth the other day while we were discussing the Boston bombings. And I must admit I went off. I couldn’t help it. I’m so sick of the ignorance and bigotry. This is what I said to him: “Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good.”                                                                  …

  • The Pope and Higgs Boson: Too Much God to Digest all at Once?

    So, we have a new Pope. That’s a load off. Not that I’m Catholic, mind you, but I think it’s never a good thing to have a vacancy for the position of God’s representative on earth, do you? He’s from Argentina, he’s chosen the name Francis, and he’s a Jesuit. All of these things are…