My heart sank last week as I read Kate’s blog entry, “Done.” In her testimony about trying to leave Catholicism, she wrote, “I’m feeling these days like I’m in the midst of a breakup, you know, the really horrible kind where you know it isn’t going to work but you want it to so badly [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Sexuality and Relationships’
April 16, 2010
Catholicism & Sexuality: A Roundtable
Check out a new article on Patheos, entitled, “Catholicism & Sexuality: A Roundtable.” As you’ll find, I am one of the roundtable participants.
November 5, 2009
What’s the body got to do with God?
Check out my latest post on CTA’s Young Adult Catholic Blog, entitled “What’s the body got to do with God?“
October 12, 2009
In Communion with John Kerry
Last Sunday I found myself smack in the middle of a protest between pro-choice feminists and anti-abortion Catholics. This Sunday I took communion with Senator John Kerry. It wasn’t until halfway through the Mass that I realized the deep singing voice behind me belonged to the famous American Catholic politician. ”Peace be with you,” I [...]
October 4, 2009
Where Do I Stand?
Today the sun finally broke through the clouds in Boston. So, after finishing lunch in a cute little Italian cafe in Beacon Hill, I decided to head to the nearby Boston Public Gardens for an afternoon stroll while making a phone call to an old friend from school. I didn’t get very far. Still a [...]
August 18, 2009
In Love with Augustine (again…?)
When I was fifteen I decided to read a book about God. Which book, I did not know; all I knew was that a lot of intriguing people around me were reading them, so I wanted to give it a try too. (Peer pressure could have put me much worse off, right?) When I went [...]
July 24, 2009
Champagne from the Bottle
“Well, folks…the cup I left on the table flew away, so do you still want to have the champagne…um….from the bottle?” No, that was not a line from some classy college cocktail party gone wrong. The line was straight from my lips, and it was spoken during the Communion service at my cousin’s outdoor wedding [...]
July 17, 2009
Visit a New Blog! Revisit an Old Post!
I like to think of blogging as a conversation. Therefore, I read blogs that inspire me to speak up. I’m always looking for new interesting online discussions, and when I happen upon one that is particularly engaging, I try to join in. Today I joined one such conversations with my first post on “Emerging Women.” [...]
July 15, 2009
"…the trauma I have experienced as a woman."
For months I had been hearing about this friend-of-a-friend. We have so much in common, I was told. She recently finished up two Master’s degrees, one in social work and one in divinity, so we share commitments to social justice and faith. What’s more, during her studies an intense interest in feminist theologies blossomed. After [...]
July 10, 2009
Tending a Garden before Tending to Romance
My friend’s roommate has a fabulous vegetable garden at their house. Recently I asked him if he’s always had a green thumb. He told me no with a smile. His first attempt at tending the plot had failed. He went on to tell me a little bit about how he has come to make sense [...]
