Archive - SDG’s Dailies & Sundays

‘Elio’ is a space adventure that ‘Toy Story’’s Andy would actually enjoy

[in other words, the kind of movie that ‘Lightyear’ should have been]

18 hrs ago •

Theory of everything: How Trinitarian love explains the whole Christian faith

[Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, 2025]

Jun 15 •

The Sleeping Beauty problem

[in which a non-math deacon tries to be smart about math, or possibly English?]

Jun 12 •

Woof: Speed Bump’s ‘avant-guard dog’

[a favorite from cartoonist Dave Coverly]

Jun 10 •

‘The Life of Chuck’: Stephen King and Mike Flanagan on life, death, and the end of the world

[yes, I have again written a movie thing]

Jun 6 •

May 2025

When is an acronym not an acronym?

[the long and the short of acronyms, backronyms, initialisms, and various addenda]

May 27 •

Misquoting the pope and everyone else: Why it matters

[on taking responsibility for what you share online]

May 16 •

Horton Hears the Who!

[a masterclass in technique from Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro]

May 13 •

Meet Leo XIII: What’s in a name?

[what the last Pope Leo may suggest about the latest]

May 9 •

A test of humanity: A short lesson from a minor Trumpian outrage du jour

[the president and the pope]

May 3 •

April 2025

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