In many teachings of Buddhism, Buddhism itself has been compared to a raft used to cross a river. After it has served its purpose (i.e. used to cross the river), it should be discarded or let go. I had always thought myself to be agnostic, rejecting God insofar as He cannot be proven. But I... Continue Reading →
Discussing Religion
Waiting for lunch, my friend and I discussed religion with a man.
Off to Sunday Mass
Off to Sunday Mass is, I believe, my best poem to date. It is quite an epic, but stories in poems always make good value.
Nurture vs. Nature
There is a tendency to think that since it isn't biological, it is easily changeable. It is perhaps time, for most of us, to think again.
When God Died
God had died within me, but still I carried on believing. I had been a Catholic so long I had forgotten what it was like to not be one. I refused to refuse religion simply because I was so comfortable with it. I needed to let go.
Trying to Do What’s Good
Doing good is a more complicated affair than simply "doing good". How much "good" does one need to do for it to be "enough". How can we permit ourselves luxury when others cannot even afford the necessities to survive?
Trying to Do What's Good
Doing good is a more complicated affair than simply "doing good". How much "good" does one need to do for it to be "enough". How can we permit ourselves luxury when others cannot even afford the necessities to survive?
A Conversation with a Christian
I got distracted by a book lying in front of my friend, and from that book, a conversation ensued, leading me into a tangled web of truth and lies, and everything in between.
The Forgiving Church
In church I felt so protected; forgiven; blessed...
Feminist Catholics
Catholicism appears to many as a male-dominated religion, even with the modern trend of down-playing the male's dominance. What then, would make a feminist admit to being a Catholic?
Donn, fragments 