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E. D. Watson

Category: religion

Holy Week, Schmoly Week

It’s Holy Week but it doesn’t feel that way. Lent hasn’t felt like Lent, either. I’ve made and eaten a lot of cake. I’ve had wine in the middle of the week. I’ve slept late almost every day, and went for days at a time without meditating.

church, COVID-19, Easter, Holy Week, quarantine, religion

Fajr

I stand beside my window waiting for the call to prayer, waiting like a lover for a glimpse of the … More

E. D. Watson, Islam, Palestine, poet, Poetry, prayer, writing

NOTRE DAME

I.We had only one day in Paris, pilgrim-starved and threadbare, broke we’d walked to the tomb of a saint, from … More

cathedral, church, France, news, Notre Dame, Paris, pilgrimage, poem, Poetry, regret, tragedy, travel, writing

The Couch in the Jordan River

The couch in the Jordan River took me by surprise. No, it was worse than that; I felt insulted. From … More

baptism, Christianity, faith, God, Israel, Jordan River, pilgrimage, religion, spiritual journey, spiritual tourism, spirituality, travel

Two Sonnets About the Sucky Side of Resurrection

Lazarus From the cave I walked into the darknessI once called day, and gagged upon the smells.My sisters wore the … More

Christianity, death, Jesus, Lazarus, life, miracle, poem, Poetry, religion, resurrection, sonnet, Talitha, writing

The Starlight in My Soul’s Dark Night

Dark nights happen to some and not others, and only God knows why. St. John of the Cross called it a holy experience. Tell that to my priest, I wanted to say. Tell it to my husband, who still mourns the “nice Christian girl” he thought he married.

Christianity, dark night of the soul, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Church, faith, Holy Week, icons, idols, Jesus, John the Baptist, Mary, religion, spirituality, St. John of the cross

Finding God on the Courthouse Lawn

Before I even learned what had happened in Orlando, I learned about the candlelight vigil that would be held on … More

Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, faith, GLBTQ, God, ISIS, Islam, love, Orlando, pulse

Our Name is Legion: Or, Sympathy for the Devil

It’s natural—perhaps even biologically sound—to shun the afflicted. In this way, we’re no different than other animals who practice this … More

Christianity, demons, depression, faith, happiness, Jesus, Legion, mental illness, religion

Confessions of a Mystic Manqué

I’ve always wanted to be a mystic. Not of the crystal ball variety, but like Teresa of Ávila, or even … More

Christianity, drug use, faith, mystic, mysticism, Phillip K. Dick, religion, spirituality, Teresa of Avila
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