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Saturday, June 06, 2026

THE EXORCIST

by Frank Conahan
 
 
The Archbishop of
Washington DC removed 
The senior priest who

Has been the diocesan
Exorcist for the 
Last nearly twenty years

After the latter 
Said that Unidentified 
Flying Objects were 

Demons. Actually, one would 
Think that Monsignor
Rossetti
would be in a

Good position to
Make such an assessment,
Although it is the

Twenty first century and
There are no such thing
Actually as UFOs.
 
 
 
 
Dr. Frank Conahan lives in reclusive retirement outside of Baltimore, Maryland. He follows current events with trepidation and copes by writing verse. He has recently published poems with "Bards of Maryland." His collection Nothing Is Coming was published in April.