This clergy abuse scandal rearing its ugly head again is really messing me up. I have finally become somewhat comfortable with being Catholic again, one of the reasons I left the church was the Boston scandal, and now we have another one. In my last post, I talked about how I am going to deal …
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Enough is enough
One of the biggest obstacles I faced when I began my journey back to the church was that of the "Clergy Abuse" crisis. How could I believe in an institution that covers up severe wrongdoing by those who we are supposed to trust? According to the Catholic Church, they are the absolute moral authority. We …
Howdy Doody and the Next Big Step
Back on Ash Wednesday I took the next big step in my journey back to God and to being a better Catholic. The first thing I did was to go to the Ash Wednesday service, something I had not done since I was kid. I had an ulterior motive other than just getting ashes however. …
