by joscottcoe | Jun 19, 2019 | creative, Culture, writing
On a bike ride Saturday morning, we had more than usual smog in the inland valley. It was scary to know that we were on a paved trail, next to the Santa Ana river bed, heading towards several ranges of mountains that appeared to have evaporated. This happens at...
by joscottcoe | Jun 11, 2019 | Culture, history, religion
Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, opening the USCCB General Assembly in November 2018 (photo: Jo Scott-Coe) This week, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathers in Baltimore for their spring assembly. Last November, though I was not...
by joscottcoe | Apr 21, 2019 | Culture, history
Yesterday, I had the somber privilege of delivering the keynote speech at a Columbine memorial event organized and hosted by Indivisible 41, March for Our Lives, and Brady United to Prevent Gun Violence. We gathered outside the Riverside Main Library. What...
by joscottcoe | Mar 1, 2019 | Culture, history, Uncategorized
On January 31, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (ADGH) released its list of priests “credibly accused” of abuse since 1950. As I’ve discussed earlier here on the blog, one of those priests was Joseph G. Leduc, a central figure in my book MASS: A...
by joscottcoe | Feb 8, 2019 | Culture, history
In July 2013, on a research visit to Houston for what would become my book, MASS: A Sniper, a Father, and a Priest, I spent much of my time retracing the assignments of Father Joseph Leduc. One week ago, on Jan. 31, Father Leduc was named as one of 40 priests...
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