The Gospel According to Mick
Throughout 12 years of time served as a Catholic School Mom, I spent a lot…
Sarah Gregory is a San Francisco-based and Portland-raised mom, writer, tech worker, and graduate student. She is a PhD student in Ethics and Social Theory at the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley) and has a MA (Hon.) in Systematic Theology from the GTU and Jesuit School of Theology. Her interests, both professional and theological, are in areas of cosmopolitanism, inculturation, and complex adaptive systems.
Throughout 12 years of time served as a Catholic School Mom, I spent a lot…
Matthew 19:14 does NOT read “Let the little children of heterosexual parents come to me, even if the parents have been divorced or use birth control, but put millstones around the necks of the children of same-sex parents.”
Lent’s longing, sorrow, and incompleteness remind us that “easy” and life in this messy but beautiful faith don’t always go together.
“For those who are feeling pressure to perform today, cut yourselves a little slack. “
Onthe Sunday after we commemorates Christ’s birth, the church celebrates “The Feast of the Holy Family.” Whoever had the idea of putting the “Feast of the Holy Family” right after Christmas on the liturgical calendar, well, that’s dirty pool, if you ask me. Here’s a guide to survive this special feast.
A pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine shows a queer Catholic woman that we all belong to the church. No exceptions.
I forgot that my friends can see these posts. Via Facebook Messenger last night, one asked me, “So what will you write at that website about the Philadelphia grand jury report?”
I have a confession to make. I could be predictable and show up at the designated time, enter the room, begin the litany – “Bless me Father, for I have sinned…” I know the drill. But this is a different kind of confession.
“So, you’re still Catholic.”
I replied without replying, not answering his question at all.
“Are you?”
A queer Catholic mom reflects on Mother’s Day, flowers, and who is welcomed in church.
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