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2017-08-01T16:33:40-04:00

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Crisis of Faith Part II: Off Key and Out of Tune

Last updated on: August 1, 2017 at 4:33 pm By Melinda Selmys

So I tweeted recently that I have semi-resolved my crisis and I’m staying Catholic, at least for now. I want to talk a little about how I see this, why I’m remaining in the Church, and what my current relationship with my faith is. Basically, I was leaning heavily towards staying from pretty early on in the crisis. The decision was made more or less finally last Sunday when I went to Mass. My parish is a small community in... Read more

2017-08-02T11:13:16-04:00

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A Painfully Familiar Reason for Using NFP

Last updated on: August 2, 2017 at 11:13 am By Melinda Selmys

So it's NFP awareness week, and nothing will do a woman more good in the midst of a faith-crisis than blogging about NFP...right? Read more

2017-07-24T13:12:29-04:00

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Crisis of Faith

Last updated on: July 24, 2017 at 1:12 pm By Melinda Selmys

We long for something greater than ourselves even when we fear that we are alone or, worse, fear that if that greater something exists it is indifferent or hostile to us. Read more

2017-07-03T14:08:41-04:00

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The Scandal of Diversity

Last updated on: July 3, 2017 at 2:08 pm By Melinda Selmys

As a Catholic, I'm constantly reminded that I can't just go around excommunicating people that irritate me from equal standing with me in the communion of humankind. Read more

2017-11-09T11:15:00-04:00

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He Will Lord It Over You

Last updated on: November 9, 2017 at 11:15 am By Melinda Selmys

There is no natural equality of the sexes when it comes to sex. Read more

2017-06-29T02:47:23-04:00

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The Problem of Many Gods

Last updated on: June 29, 2017 at 2:47 am By Melinda Selmys

It's not talking to God, but rather finding oneself in the presence of something that is so profoundly, indescribably, and incontrovertibly other than oneself that forms the basis of conversion. Read more

2017-06-27T08:47:57-04:00

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Still Not an Atheist

Last updated on: June 27, 2017 at 8:47 am By Melinda Selmys

I’ve got a piece up today over at Aleteia about why I’m not going back to being an atheist. It’s basically the fruit of a recent crisis of faith (those, I have discovered, are a pretty routine part of my spiritual life.) I’ll have a lot more to say about that once I finish getting Octavia ready for publication, but in the meantime you can check out the Aleteia piece HERE. Image credit: pixabay Stay in touch! Like Catholic Authenticity... Read more

2017-06-29T16:54:20-04:00

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20 Reasons Why You Need to Drop Everything and Watch Season 3 of Fargo

Last updated on: June 29, 2017 at 4:54 pm By Melinda Selmys

I promised a review of Fargo series 3. I’ll start with the two-word version: Watch It. The last episode aired this week, so if you haven’t already discovered this show you can now enjoyably sit and binge-watch the whole thing. My only caution would be, whenever you start you should be prepared to lose the next ten hours. The cliffhangers are brutal. And they are not cheap, contrived or melodramatic. In my opinion, it’s the best thing to come out... Read more

2017-06-25T01:33:50-04:00

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Why Chastity?

Last updated on: June 25, 2017 at 1:33 am By Melinda Selmys

I think the teaching of the Church is basically sound even though it's more or less impossible for humans to practice it perfectly. Read more

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2017-06-23T02:16:30-04:00

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Some Straight Talk on Catholic Homophobia

Last updated on: June 23, 2017 at 2:16 am By Melinda Selmys

Straight people and their sexual sins are not treated the same way as gay people and their sexual sins. Read more

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