Tag: church

  • 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 ongoing. I’m still leaving Catholicism. It’s been a movement from one thing to another; it’s […]

  • Stained Glass, Broken Windows

    It is said that people who refuse to recognize the flaws in something are wearing rose-tinted glasses—willingly and consciously denying an aspect of reality and choosing to stick with their own version of current affairs. Maybe they hate to see something they hold dear unravel before their very eyes. Or maybe it’s the belief that […]