A Catholic Grandmother ops out, Part Two

Since my previous posting - about a Catholic grandmother deciding she could no longer attend formal Eucharistic celebrations in the Catholic Church - generated some comment (including private emails to myself), here is my...

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I AM A NOT NOT CATHOLIC: A CATHOLIC GRANDMOTHER OPTS OUT

I just read these inspiring words, posted on the NCR website,  from one of my oldest and dearest Catholic friends, Gini Cashman, mother of 11 children, grandmother of untold minions and a truly extraordinary, charismatic, catholic woman of long years of service to the Church. Gini is responding to an article about the ongoing and quite scandalous...

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BREAKING FREE OF AUTHORITY/ FOLLOWING ONE'S DREAM

I've just finished watching the astonishing Irish/Celtic animation feature, The Secret of Kells, which chronicles the adventurous journey of a young boy monk as he strives to follow his 'inner dream,' which calls him to...

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HOLY PHOTO

  There is something so holy and so right about this picture....

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JOYOUS NEW YEAR

A joyous and blessed new year for one and all. I'm very busy at the moment traveling back and forth between Prague and London (twice in two weeks) and getting ready for the next semester and our next drama production of Brian Friehl's Dancing at Lughnasa. Many thoughts to share when I get the ti...

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