by Catholic Wise Guy | Apr 3, 2023 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Church Golf League The St. Lawrence Golf League’s 20th season began on a sunny May afternoon at the Ironwood Golf Course in Fishers, Indiana. Clad in shorts, golf shirts, baseball hats and golf shoes, the four seniors stood on the tee of the first hole at Ironwood’s...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Feb 28, 2023 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Big Mac and Junk Food Christianity It’s official – Big Mac – Cardinal Robert McElroy – has been crowned the Chief Priest of Junk Food Christianity. His recent article for America magazine titled “Radical Inclusion for L.G.B.T. People, Women and Others in...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Jan 22, 2023 | Essays, Stories & Poems
The Nam Ended for Me in an Unlikely Place It has been over forty-five years since the “Paris Peace Accords” and the withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam set the stage for the subsequent conquest of the South by the North, ending the Vietnam War. For many...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Jan 11, 2023 | Essays, Stories & Poems
A Very Catholic Grinch The Vatican Grinch has stolen Christmas!! You heard that right, the Vatican Grinch has stolen Christmas. Who is this naughty Grinch, blowing out the bright candles of the Nativity of our Lord? Just when the Vatican is supposed to shine a bright...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Nov 8, 2022 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Californication 2022 I lived for a while in Oregon as a young man and remember the saying “Don’t Californicate Oregon,” which reflected a concern among Oregonians of being overrun and overcome by crazy people and ideas from California. These fears proved well-founded,...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Sep 21, 2022 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Don’t follow the Indianapolis Star For years subscriptions to American print newspapers have declined. This decline has been attributed to the rise of the Internet and social media, where people get their news from multiple sources cheaply and conveniently. Certainly,...
