Catholicism
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The Life of a Saint
As an adult convert, it’s uncommon to take on a confirmation name. (The rule is something like, unless your given name is very clearly anti-Christian. I think I’ll be okay.) Not to say I haven’t thought about it. Confirmation is a rebirth of sorts, the becoming of a new person. In a sense. As a Continue reading
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Holy Mary, Mother of God
This week for Lent, I vowed to work on my selfishness. From the outside I can give the appearance of quite the opposite, which makes it worse. I’m not as selfless and caring as I appear. I won’t go as far to say it’s a lie, but when it comes down to it, I’ll instinctively Continue reading
And they said to him, “Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”
—Judges 18:5–6