The first time I gave a full sermon in church the elders told me I need to stop speaking like a girl - or the congregation would think I was gay. Solved all my problems because that was the day I realised I didn’t need religion to be me.
I think a lot of people dismiss one thing the Catholics offer that goes beyond the bribery and community. Ritual. Ritual has immense power, and the Ritual of Mass can produce just the same results as the Ritual of Sunday Brunch or Friday Night Football.
The first time I gave a full sermon in church the elders told me I need to stop speaking like a girl - or the congregation would think I was gay. Solved all my problems because that was the day I realised I didn’t need religion to be me.
I’m very sorry that this happened to you
Not a big fan of the Catholic Church, but I am a big fan of the light up Jesus clock.
thank god
I think a lot of people dismiss one thing the Catholics offer that goes beyond the bribery and community. Ritual. Ritual has immense power, and the Ritual of Mass can produce just the same results as the Ritual of Sunday Brunch or Friday Night Football.
That’s so true! I love a bloody ritual!
Thanks for your story, Sam. I admire your open curiosity about things and your honesty about your inner conflicts.
Thank you! Sometimes I’m not sure I’ll post things but the more I do it the more freeing it feels