Jessica Bluemke grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and graduated from Ball State University in 2008 with a BA in Literature. She currently works as a writer and resides on the North side of Chicago.
Catholics Called to Witness (“Inspiring Catholics to Live Their Faith”) released an extremely dramatic video about the upcoming presidential elections: The text reads as follows (emphasis theirs, and also note that their text is all in caps lock. I wouldn’t subject you to that, though): In generations past, the church has always been able to count on the faithful to stand up and protect her sacred rights and duties. This generation of Catholics must do the same. This November Catholics across the nation… Read more
I have a confession to make: I have never read the Bible. I read Genesis for a lit class in college, but when I tried to power through some more, I nearly died of boredom. Jacob Fortin of TheGoodAtheist.net feels our pain and has a solution. It’s called Bible Stories, and he is translating the Good Book into something a bit more entertaining and a little funnier… and he will not be glossing over the insane crap that gets dropped from… Read more
On Sunday, Syracuse.com published this letter-to-the-editor from Anita Ciannilli: To the Editor: I am a Catholic, and I support insurance coverage of contraception. I believe that I should be free to follow my faith and my conscience, and make the health care decisions that are best for me. Some people are saying that it’s an attack on conscience or religious freedom if people who work for a Catholic hospital or university can get contraception through their insurance without a co-payment…. Read more
Just when you think you’ve heard it all. I want everyone reading this to take a moment to compose yourself. This is going to be an extremely serious discussion topic. Because the Fundamentalists have seized the Loch Ness Monster. We’re all familiar with this photo of Nessie, right? Here she is in all of her glory. Totally not fake. Totally not a piece of plastic wood attached to a toy submarine. Sure, some people think that the confession was falsified…. Read more
