Posts Tagged ‘religion’
What if we just said “Yes”
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: March 8, 2010
Many in the Catholic blogosphere and many who pay attention to Catholicism in the US may have heard of the website “What if we just said wait?”. This is a “grassroots” attempt to get the new missal translation postponed. From their website: A STATEMENT OF CONCERN We are very concerned about the proposed new [...]
Damned
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 24, 2010
As one of my protestant friends always reminds me, we are all damned in our sins. If not for the grace of God, we still would be. God steps into our lives, infuses us with grace, we turn to Him and look. And what do we see? What is that image that is the center [...]
Happy Ash Wednesday!
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 17, 2010
Good Morning everyone and happy Ash Wednesday! Whether you have gone to mass already, are yet to go, or maybe aren’t (it is NOT a holy day of obligation today) I pray that you spend this day meditating on the season of Lent and what you can do to grow closer to God. I will [...]
Paczki, not poonchky.
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: February 16, 2010
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Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! I hope you are enjoying getting rid of all your butter, lard, sugar and other forbidden foods in preparation for Lent. Ok, well, let’s be honest here. We’re just eating those delicious deep fried doughnuts cause it’s a cultural tradition even though the reason has gone away. Lent is the Catholic [...]
Sex ed: Catholic edition (repost)
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: January 13, 2010
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This is a repost from an old blog of mine circa August 2008. Fun fact, that’s the month I conceived my firstborn, my Grace. So you can see what was on my mind then! Me being a newlywed, and my sister now joining the ranks of wifedom has led to a lot of discussion about, [...]
Mother of mine
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: September 8, 2009
Let us celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary; let us worship her son, Christ the Lord!
“Hope!”
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: August 10, 2009
The first show I really stage managed (and I”ve currently stage managed eight shows in 4 years) was The Misanthrope. One of the very foppish characters writes a sonnet that focuses on the word “hope” and it’s about as far as he can get. One of my good friends played the role and did that [...]
The fourth commandment
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: August 6, 2009
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Today, my grandma (my mom’s mom) is having surgery for breast cancer. Please, keep her in your prayers. Thinking about this led me to contemplate, albeit briefly, the fourth commandment. For references sake, here’s the passage: Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, so that your days may be [...]
Pro-Choice
Posted by: rachelclapointe on: August 5, 2009
- In: Faith
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Now, this post is not what you think it’s about. No, I’m not going to talk about abortion (although that may come up in a later post). Rather, I’m slowly getting drawn into a topic that I’m not entirely familiar with, despite my extensive theological studies. And that topic is Calvinism. I have a friend [...]
