Category Archives: hell

Outside St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

I ran across this photo today of a moment in time in front of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. Summer 2004. Just wanted to share it. Seeing my old photos really makes me want to get back there. Here’s a beautiful shot (for … Continue reading →

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Another Note on the Stupidity of Catholicism

Posted on February 22, 2012 by
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A Poem for a Hot, Humid Saturday Night

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

(published in The Sun Magazine, 2011) by Brian Doyle On West Stark Street, In the City of Portland, In the State of Oregon, I tell you about your boy Jesus, A thin man says to me one day. Jew-boy. You … Continue reading →

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Another Clarification about the Catholic Church

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Click here to view an article about a sneaky Catholic bishop who hasn’t really fooled anyone.  This post clarifies, explains, and proves  the following facts: 1) It is OK for the Catholic Church to withhold funds from public charities to influence public … Continue reading →

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My friend, Cary Tennis

Posted on November 20, 2009 by

“How could people of faith accept as a miracle an event in which faith came unbidden to someone, and yet condemn the opposite but equally plausible event in which faith did not come unbidden, or departed unbidden never to return? … Continue reading →

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Finally, an Acceptable Explanation of Sex Abuse by Catholic Priests

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

Over the weekend, I finished the novel “The Priestly Sins” by Andrew Greeley. Greeley is a real-life Catholic priest who is also a sociology professor and novelist. He published “The Priestly Sins” in 2004. It’s about a young Catholic priest from … Continue reading →

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My German-American grandfather and his thoughts on Jews

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

A few years back, hubby and I visited Austria and Germany. We practiced the German language we remembered from high school and college, ate a lot of schnitzel, drank far more than our normal quota of dark beer, and even maneuvered the Munich … Continue reading →

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Another Reason to Dislike Going to WalMart

Posted on September 10, 2009 by

I work in a small town. It’s not a suburb of a large city; it sits by itself out in the middle of cornfields. When WalMart opened here about 25 years ago, it aggressively and handily killed the old-fashioned downtown with its shops … Continue reading →

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My Last Time in a Catholic Church

Posted on August 27, 2009 by

The last time I stepped foot in a Catholic Church was about 3 years ago. I officially and permanently, literally and figuratively, left the church that day. It was the day of my nephew Evan’s baptism. He was just a few weeks … Continue reading →

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