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Another Note on the Stupidity of Catholicism
Posted in catholic church, hell, politics, ranting, recovering Catholic
Tagged Ash Wednesday, catholic church, Catholicism, Joe Biden, Lent, politics, recovering Catholic, religion
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My Two Favorite Tourist Traps in Rome
You shouldn’t avoid tourist traps just because they are tourist traps. I know this because I have been to some really famous tourist traps and most of them were pretty great. One of these days I’ll make a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in catholic church, Italy, ranting, recovering Catholic, travel
Tagged atheism, belief, catholic church, Catholicism, christianity, europe, italy, Jesus, recovering Catholic, religion, Rome, St. Peter's Basilica, superstition, Trevi Fountain, vacation
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A Poem for a Hot, Humid Saturday Night
(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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Tagged church, Jesus, poems, poetry, recovering Catholic, religion, salvation
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My Last Time in a Catholic Church
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
Six Years Old, and Going to Hell
It was the fall of 1975 and I was in first grade. Our religious instruction at All Saints Catholic Church took place on Saturday mornings at the church in our small town. We called it Catechism. The town I grew up in … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic church, damnation, recovering Catholic, religion, salvation
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My First Catholic Memories
As a very small child, I was amazed at the statues in All Saints Catholic Church. At the front, back, & sides of the building were various life-sized representations of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus as a baby; Jesus as a young man; … Continue reading
