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-Saint Irenaeus

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How Walt, the Red Baron Pizza Guy’s Plight Illustrates Our Membership in the Mystical Body

Over the past couple of days, Walt, the Red Barron Pizza guy, has taken over my X feed.  He went viral because he was at a supermarket –doing his job– when a social media clout chaser asked him for the time.  Walt, with a smile, interrupted his...

My Time at a Book of Job Fantasy Camp

            The past couple of months, we’ve been living in what I affectionately call our “Book of Job fantasy camp”.  Of course, things aren’t as bad for us as they were for Job.  God...

Gen X Men Do Have Feelings, It Just Takes an Alien Robot to Reach Them

On August 26th, 2026, my social media was filled with devastated men announcing the death of Peter Cullen.  The name sounded familiar, but I couldn’t quite place it.  I looked him up.  Upon seeing the results, I felt a sinking feeling in...

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