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Why Read the Old Testament?
A recent discussion with a loved one set me thinking. He asks, why read the Old Testament? It’s supposedly filled with confusing passages, lots of violence, not much that could be applied to daily life, unlike the New Testament. I begged to differ, hence this post. Jesus (hence the New Testament) is the fulfillment…
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Wonder Woman is Pregnant — with meaning
by The Former Sapphist. I had to wait a few days to let it simmer. Otherwise, it would’ve been just the rant of a mad, mad lover. As a batang 80’s (child of the 80’s), I grew up watching Wonder Woman with eyes glued to the TV like it was all the world to me.…
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On Cassocks and Conduct and Modernizing the Church
by The Former Sapphist. A continuation of a series, until the lewd #metroseminarian poster is removed. It has been about a week since I published my displeasure with the controversial metro seminarian photo. Much has happened since. People were throwing ad hominems from both sides — friends of the seminarians, friends of the laity, friends of…
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On Metro Seminarians, Cassocks and Conducts, and Modernizing the Church
by The Former Sapphist THESE ARE THE KINDS OF STUNTS that give millennials the reputation they have. After a long night of struggling to get some sleep because of the unforgiving heat, I woke up to this photo in my Facebook inbox. Two friends had sent me messages to get my insight on it. I…
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Single but Full of Love
by Cristina Montes Judging by the varying reactions to us women who remain single by choice or by necessity, we are a misunderstood lot. On the one hand, many people cannot believe a normal woman would be happy neither marrying nor dating — hence, the insensitive questions we endure during family reunions; or the well-meaning reassurances that…
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Sailing Through Rough Seas
by The Rambling Catholic. Dark clouds blanketed the sky as a tiny boat traversed over the great waters. Monstrous waves billowed, and furious winds swept the decks with harrowing howls. Thunder roared above, and the men on board frail wood scrambled in terror. Light flashed violently in the blinding mists, and the crew…
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Birthing A (Firstborn) Adult
Despite maintaining a fairly public profile, I don’t like writing about personal stuff, especially about current issues that we are dealing with in our family, because I do believe some things are just meant to be private and kept among the persons directly involved. I am making an exception today, however, because the past three…
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Musings on a First Friday mass
by The Former Sapphist. A transgendered woman who’s well in his 60s sat about five rows in front of me. His broad shoulders, drooping, showed how much weight he carried. In another seat, a man crouched and sobbed like a boy who skinned his knees. He buried his face in his palms while beside him…
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What Not to Say to a Repentant Homosexual
by The Former Sapphist. It’s been a good 18 months since I renounced homosexuality. For someone who had exhibited homosexual tendencies since the age of reason, I will need to make the most of the rest of my life to go on this journey to healing. One might expect that there must have been…