Pope Benedict XVI just completed a historic visit to Washington, D.C. and is now in New York City. I had the unique opportunity to see his Popemobile parade pass through on my lunch break from work on Wednesday. As a Catholic, it was unlike anything I have ever seen before. For those […]

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I have been fascinated by the Fundamentalist LDS for quite a while. I watch “Big Love” via Netflix like its my job. Yesterday, law enforcement officers moved a large group of members from The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints in Eldorado, Texas. 220 women and children were escorted off of the […]

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Heyyy everybody! I want to give you all a link to two reallyyy awesome websites! They are about the Greek Goddessess, one of them designated for adults, and one for younger kids. They were created by Agapi Stassinopoulos, who is Arianna Huffington’s sister. They are both from Greece, and you’ve probably heard of Arianna who […]

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I was just reading some of the archives, some of my older posts, and they all just made me so happy. About a week ago, I started a fast start program at my new school, which was a way for new kids to adjust, get comfortable, and I went from having a peaceful, wake […]

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I was just hanging out at home, when all of a sudden one of my poems started to come into my head. I think I’ve been to afraid to do this, probably of many things, but show some of my writing. Anyways, here is the poem that started to come into my head, I hope […]

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from my myspace… (where i almost always write in lowercase… the softer more intimate style in my opinion…)
i’m re-posting because it captures what i am experiencing right now… and i know some of you might be feeling the same self awareness and acceptance in different ways…
today was amazing…i felt like i accomplished so much. i […]

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Imagine this: You’re a 16-year-old Christian girl from middle America, who happens to believe in abstinence as a religious choice. You attend a session from a popular abstinence-based program and are given a sterling silver ring inscribed with a Bible verse, to remind you of your choice. It is reminiscent of a […]

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FEIST :
Last night my friend Sonal treated me to Feist’s concert near Times Square. It was amazing. Feist did an excellent Nina Simone cover, rocked the house, and was completely otherworldly. I love that she cranked out a tune on a manual music box at one point. You don’t get much more awesome than surprise […]

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After reading Jamia’s post: “Brazil, Bossanova, Benedict XVI and Birth Control,” I felt compelled to write a little about Catholicism and growing up a “crazy Catholic.”
Catholics see John Paul II, who was extremely well-loved, and Benedict XVI as “vicars of Christ.” Trust me, 12 years of religion class has drilled this into my head, […]

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“Just as there exists in writing a literal truth and a poetic truth, there also exists in a human being a literal anatomy and a poetic anatomy. One, you can see; one, you cannot. One is made of bones and teeth and flesh; the other is made of energy and memory and faith. But […]

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