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Category Archives: Diary of Bp. McButterpants
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-04-03 – Aftermath of foot washing
April 3rd, 2026 Dear Diary, McSwiney* set me up. I am so pissed off I could do something. That Irish Setter kept going on about “reaching the peripheries” and proposed, the SOB, that I wash the feet of twelve quadriplegics. … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-03-28 – A bold statement for foot washing
March 28th, 2026 Dear Diary, They’ve been after me for weeks about “reaching the peripheries” again. I swear that phrase follows me around like Chester when I open a bag of jerky. It’s like Francis is back from the grave … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-04-01 – A scare
April 1st, 2026 Dear Diary, I had a nasty little fright today. Finance thing. Worse, donor thing. Worst, Knights of Malta thing. Turns out there were phone calls which Fr. Gilbert intercepted from a couple of the local Malta gents, … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-02-18 – Ashes
Febuary 18th, 2026 Dear Diary, It’s Ash Wednesday. I hate Ash Wednesday for the obvious reasons. Today I hate it more than I have ever hated it. It started in the afternoon with a text from Msgr Tommy: “LOL…. Get … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 25-12-21 – Christmas stuff
December 21st 2025 Dear Diary, First entry in a few coz busy. It’s been really cold. Someone said its the winter solstiss again and said the days are getting longer now, which does not seem right because it is getting … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 13-11-25 – Bishops meeting – Day 4
November 13th, 2025 Dear Diary, I knew something was up the moment I woke up. For one thing, the hotel breakfast didn’t suck. There were some normal things, like scrambled eggs and bacon. BACON. In the morning we slogged through … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 12-11-25 – Bishops meeting – Day 3
November 12th 2025 Dear Diary, Dodged the Noonch again this morning. It turns out it wasn’t my imagination that he was looking for me. Both Jude and Mateo* said he asked. He was lurking by the breakfast tables with a … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 11-11-25 – Bishops meeting – Day 2
November 11th, 2025 Dear Diary, Arrived safely at the USCCB autumn meeting after a seemingly endless hours of driving. I had Fr. Gilbert build in restaurant stops, as usual. Over the years I’ve found some good ones. Fr. Tommy used … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 3-10-25 – Smoke alarm
Dear Diary, Fr. Tommy’s still in Rome on his sabbatical. He’s probably visiting those ancient churches, and eating gelato. Unjust world. Without him, the place feels hollow. Already did when he went to the parish. The rest of us are … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 25-08-24 – Another visit to a Hispanic parish, Fr. Luis update
August 24th, 2025 Dear Diary, Back to Christ The King today. Its been a while. In our weekly planning meeting I quipped it ought be Christ The Ever Expanding because of all the undocumenteds pouring in. Somebody mumbled Atticus The … Read More
G.E.Lee on OLDIE PODCAzT 87: Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected: “Father Z–Your commentary on the Pentecost Sequence is terrific…I was struck this past Sunday by how different the hymn is…”
