Essays, Stories & Poems
Back Home Again In Indiana
Back Home Again In Indiana Sleek and loud the cars were running. Dean Chesterton sat uncomfortably on the aluminum bench seats in the North Vista at the Indianapolis 500 watching them. On the cloudy race day with his wife Lorraine sitting beside him and surrounded by...
State Fair Prayer
State Fair Prayer I’ve been going to the Indiana State Fair for years. It was a family tradition when our children were younger. It’s sun and food and fun and can be a learning experience, even an artistic experience if you permit it. I never considered the fair to be...
A Special Performance Review
A Special Performance Review Dr. Bill sat down wearily in the chair at Starbucks with his grande decaf in front of him. Black with one Stevia. I was part-way through my half-caf, which included a good dose of half-and-half and three Stevia. “Sorry I’m late,” he said....
A Great Contest of Suffering
A Great Contest of Suffering I finished the Church’s daily readings for January 29, 2021 and sat back in my chair, pushing the “Magnificat” away. I sipped my tea. A thought I had been suppressing slithered into my mind: the persecution of Christians was coming to...
A Day in the Senior Life
A Day in the Senior Life Jake commuted to the St. Mary’s office several times a week. Most of his drive was interstate. Some days he prayed, other days he listened to the radio or one of his playlists. This morning he prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, one of his...
Is Jesus My Lord?
Is Jesus My Lord? St. Mike and I sat in his small office at St. Rita’s, tired after a day of work in the summer heat with a malfunctioning air conditioner. We were sweaty and not cool with all the maintenance problems and a lack of money and volunteers. “Last night,”...
How Should a Faithful Catholic Vote?
A Faithful Catholic cannot vote for Biden. Or any other Democrat. This is one gold nugget of Political Wisdom from the Catholic Wise Guy, offered free of charge. Perhaps you think this an extreme position, especially since Biden self-identifies as a Catholic. Why...
A Sad Day for the Church
A Sad Day for the Church Traditional Catholicism, professed by millions across the globe - including the Catholic Wise Guy – suffered a blow to the heart recently. Our leader, Pope Francis, endorsed gay civil unions. This is a seismic change in Catholic teaching....
Democrat = Anti-Christian
Just as men are always on the lookout for a pretty woman, the Wise Guy prowls the streets and the byways, the books and the papers, and the bits and bytes of electronic media for the lovely form of Wisdom. This is particularly true in this American election year when...
Take the Civility Pledge
Take the Political Civility Pledge The Catholic Wise Guy urges politicians and political writers and commentators to take The Civility Pledge. Signing this pledge is especially important for Catholics and other Christians who should beam light into our rhetorical...