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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

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 Ho-Hum Christmas Blues

Whatever the reason, I’ve turned into one of those adults who were incomprehensible to me as a child: one who’s ambivalent about Christmas.

blahs, Christmas, church, depression, holiday blues, holidays

Why Go To Church?

Last Friday, I went back to the Orthodox Church I’d all but stopped attending. I’m sort of obsessed with the … More

Christianity, church, Easter, Eastern Orthodox, faith, God, Kenneth Leong, religion, spirituality, The Zen Teachings of Jesus, tradition

It All Started With Marie Kondo

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve heard of her. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is … More

Christianity, church, doubt, Eastern Orthodox, Enneagram, faith, Marie Kondo, religion, spiritual journey, spirituality, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Christmas Reflections

I’ve had a hard time getting into Christmas this year. The whole routine seems like the same thing over and … More

Advent, Christianity, Christmas, church, doubt, faith, Incarnation, journey, Mary, religion, spirituality

Re-Lenting

It’s Lent. I’ve been trying to keep the fast, but it feels meaningless. I just can’t shake this feeling that … More

Christianity, church, doubt, Eastern Orthodox, faith, Lent, religion, spirituality

The Advent Fast is Kicking My A**

I was raised Southern Baptist, among a congregation to whom the idea of fasting was like sackcloth and ashes — … More

Advent, advent fast, Christianity, Christmas, church, Eastern Orthodox, fasting, religion, spirituality

Take the Name of a Saint, Become One?

Hagiology was the topic of last week’s catechism class, and we were told to be thinking about who our “special … More

catechism, Christianity, church, identity, names, religion, saints, spirituality

The Saints Come Marching In

For years, I’ve collected religious iconography. Moist-eyed apostles festoon my walls; my jewelry box overflows with rosaries and holy medals. … More

Christianity, church, Eastern Orthodox, religion, saints, spirituality, tradition

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