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Almost Taking Eucharist

Bill Stadick

(at the funeral mass of a friendโ€™s mother) First of all, I am protestant. I protest everything: sanctuaries that echo, robes that billow, mothers who die. Especially mothers who...

Regarding a Co-Workerโ€™s Kindergarten Report Card

Bill Stadick

The nun, you said, bad-marked your report card because you could not answer why why why God made her or you or them or me. All jowls and rules,...

Resurrection Follies: After a Jim Morphesis Diptych

Bill Stadick

In the diptych, I see two Messiahs: one just prior to his closing breath and another exactly one moment after. I do not see the breath itself (it being...