I didn’t come here looking for God, and these cathedrals at times felt like both a haven and an inferno. I was once scolded by a priest for taking communion, given the firm instruction that I was not welcome to … Continue reading
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A Sort of Pilgrimage
“Maybe the best journeys are the ones that are worth repeating. This is how home becomes bigger, the opposite of leaving home. And home has to mean a place, so that going out the door can be going home as … Continue reading
Thoughts on Lent From a Non-Church Goer
It snuck up this year, as though I’d almost forgotten about it until I saw friends in another time zone posting Mardi Gras pictures. Mardi Gras is this week? I thought. That means Lent begins this week?! Maybe it’s because I don’t … Continue reading