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Leaving Catholicism
I’m not misspeaking when say that I’m leaving Catholicism, rather than saying I’ve already left it. Though I was confirmed in the Episcopal Church two years ago and joined my local congregation a year before that, this whole thing remains… Continue reading
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The Disruption of the Cross
This post is taken from the prepared text of the reflection I preached at my parish’s Good Friday Service. The video can be found here, and the scripture readings can be found here. When I was in middle school, one… Continue reading
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Revisiting ‘Puhon’
Eventually. Soon. God-willing. In the future. Someday. Puhon. I still wrestle this word, and I don’t think my struggle with it will ever cease. Not because of anything linguistic or cultural, but existential. What is it that I am hoping… Continue reading
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An Impromptu Evening Prayer
While walking around the Haight in San Francisco this evening, I felt like I needed to pray. Not merely that I wanted to, although that may be part of it, but something in me felt so moved to that it… Continue reading
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I’ve always found it hard to forgive myself, especially when I know for sure that I’ve caused something that went awry. Yet it’s one thing to be hard on myself in the moment, but another to bear the cringe, guilt,… Continue reading
John Lee Wagas 