Tag Archives: Catholic

Heart Beat

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Callen Harty

It has now been ten years since I was put in the back of an ambulance and rushed to the University of Wisconsin Hospital with what proved to be a 100% blockage of my left coronary. It happened in … Continue reading →

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Abuse in the Diocese of Madison

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Callen Harty

On August 21 I sent a letter to the Wisconsin Attorney General, Republican Brad Schimel, and to Dane County Democratic District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne, asking either or both of them to start an inquiry into sexual abuse of children in … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Bishop Morlino

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Callen Harty

Bishop Morlino, This is in response to your recent letter (August 18, 2018) to priests and parishioners of the Diocese of Madison. I am writing this as a gay man, a fallen-away Catholic, an adult survivor of childhood sex abuse … Continue reading →

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The Missing Narrative on the Pennsylvania Special Election

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Callen Harty

While watching the televised returns of the Pennsylvania special election pitting Democrat Conor Lamb, Republican Rick Saccone, and Libertarian Drew Miller against each other all the pundits from both sides before, during, and after it made the election about … Continue reading →

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A Sun-Filled Garden

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Callen Harty

“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.”–Oscar Wilde Today the island nation of my ancestors made history by becoming the first country in the world to legalize same-sex … Continue reading →

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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Callen Harty

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .”–1st amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Freedom of religion means that you have the right to practice whatever religion you choose … Continue reading →

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Bobby Lee and Me

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Callen Harty

Bobby Lee McClung has been on my mind a lot lately. I have been thinking about race and racism a lot lately. Bobby Lee came to visit my hometown in southwestern Wisconsin when I was a kid and an event … Continue reading →

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God’s Behind the Door

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Callen Harty

Recently my mother turned 89. It won’t surprise me if she makes it to 90 or 95, although I have already responded to several phone calls over the last couple years that left me in tears thinking that she was … Continue reading →

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Mom Getting Ready

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Callen Harty

The last time I saw my mother she was mostly lucid, her memory seeming fairly sharp, as was her wit. I haven’t been able to get home for a while, but have been getting reports about her health which had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Catholic, death, dying, end-of-life, funeral arrangement, God, living, Lord, mother, unfinished business | Leave a comment

Dear Tom

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Callen Harty

Dear Tom, I finally unfriended you on Facebook. I’m sorry, but I simply do not want to be friends with someone like you any more. You know I tried. When I would post items that promoted my political point-of-view you … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Gifts

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Callen Harty

As we arrive at Mother’s Day, 2012 I think of my mother, Kathleen, and I see her in some kind of in-between place in her life. I have come to realize that she is no longer getting old. She is old. It is her … Continue reading →

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