Since he’s let the cat out of the bag on his own, that would of course be “Father Darryl,” to be accurate.

Thanks for the compliment.

Darryl calls it “the best-run unread blog in the world.” LOL.

I don’t think I got that homily in my inbox. I certainly hope you didn’t remove me from your mailing list just because I owe you money.

That reminds me of a great anti-spam strategy, by the way, which I learned from hanging out in gambling towns when I was younger. If someone was being really annoying trying to borrow a few bucks, it paid to slip him a twenty spot, indicating I wanted it back by such and such a time. Generally, I’d never see him again, which was my angle. Problem solved for a lot cheaper than putting out a hit on ‘em.

Yes, Scherzo, indeed. This is what I keep telling parishioners. Today I reminded them of the proper way to view the link between faith and politics, a la St. Thomas More: “I am the king’s servant; but I am God’s first.”