The Narthex
Random Ruminations #31
Mary as Rorschach Test... The Spirit by Appointment?... Swimming the Thames ... and more
By John M. Grondelski | November 3rd 2025 1:06 PMSNAP Shutdown The continuing shutdown of the federal government has interrupted SNAP payments. SNAP is a federal program to provide food money to the poor. There are currently more than 41 million SNAP recipients. This seems to be one of those areas where the priority of the poor comes into…
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These holy days -- Dec. 8 and 12 -- possess critical moral content
By John M. Grondelski | December 8th 2023 1:23 PMAs we mark the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, I present two thoughts on why Our Lady under the title of the “Immaculate Conception” is the fitting patroness for the United States. First, we Americans continue to fail to reckon with the reality of “conception.” Notwithstanding the reversal of Roe…
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