Today is 19 March, the Feast Day of Saint Joseph. I’ve long been fascinated with Joseph. Growing up Roman Catholic, I remember being taught he was the foster father of Jesus as GOD was the actual father of Jesus. In more recent years, I’ve encountered more earthly explanations for Mary conceiving Jesus before her marriage…
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St. Patrick and Pop Culture Spirituality
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Not long ago, I was looking up what Patrick was the patron saint of in addition to being the patron saint of Ireland. One of his other patronages is “folk piety.” But, what is folk piety? As near as I can tell, it would be the piety of the common people, sometimes called Popular Piety.…
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How did I keep my faith?
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A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab. Or, if I coded this properly, the links should all open in new browser tabs. I forget how it started now, and I can’t find the Facebook post. I think it was a post about Christianity…
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Where is the Resurrection?
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– Heretic Homily #2 – To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Heretic Homily! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a…
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My Church! My Church! Why have you forsaken me?
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I’m not so much asking this question for myself in particular, but for LGBTQA Christians in general. And, I know: I’m not really a part of the Roman Catholic Church anymore, but I still feel a sort of connection to it. It’s as if the RCC is a home I was kicked out of. This…
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Until It Sleeps
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A Hymn for the PsychoticA note for those using screen readers: all links will open in new browser tabs. I didn’t log on for my church‘s Zoom worship today. I was kind of planning on it, especially after the failed coup here in the U$A on Wednesday. I try to avoid doomscrolling and try to…
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A Prayer in the Aftermath of a Coup
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I am a polytheist, and I pray for my country. I pray to Antinoüs the Liberator, so that my country might one day be free of the violent fascists who seek to dominate it. I call upon WALWARWAT, the Pangender Serpent, the great Cæsar who rules over 41 legions, the mighty dæmon of protection: be…
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8 November 2020: Calling All Gnostics and Heretics!
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Heretic Homily #1To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Heretic Homily! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…
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1 November 2020: Hail the Beloved Dead
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Layperson Lecture #16To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…
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18 October 2020: Us and Them
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Layperson Lecture #15To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…