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2023-03-17T13:57:16-04:00

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Outline of a Cross

Last updated on: March 17, 2023 at 1:57 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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It wasn’t a very good weekend. A friend I know on social media was having trouble with religious trauma as I do, and didn’t want to go to Sunday Mass. Tiresome people who didn’t understand were droning at her that it was her obligation and she’d be in mortal sin if she didn’t. Several people including me tried to explain the situation, but it didn’t help. I had some professional writer I’d never heard of assuring me over and over... Read more

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2023-03-17T13:54:47-04:00

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The Problem of Mother Church

Last updated on: March 17, 2023 at 1:54 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I haven’t been myself lately. Well, that’s not true. I’m ridiculously unable to be anything other than myself. That’s just the trouble. The corner I’ve painted myself into is remarkable. Insofar as I have a following, I gained one as a Catholic writer back when I was so sick with a misdiagnosed chronic illness that I couldn’t do anything but sit up in bed and write about being a Catholic, and now here I am. And I’m more and... Read more

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2023-03-01T16:43:46-04:00

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Sign of the Hawks

Last updated on: March 1, 2023 at 4:43 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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There are two hawks in LaBelle. All this time I thought there was one hawk and there was something the matter with my eyes, but there are two. I should have guessed this from the number of feathers I was finding on my walk: here and there a large pile of soft white down feathers from an unfortunate pigeon, on the sidewalk or in the yard or in a vacant lot. And then I would only see one hawk... Read more

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2023-02-26T17:37:45-04:00

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Glorious Things are Said

Last updated on: February 26, 2023 at 5:37 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I am trying to pray. Sometimes I don’t speak when I try to pray, as I told you all the other day. Sometimes I try to speak. Sometimes it doesn’t come out very well. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. In the Name of the Father. What is a father? A father is someone who fathers, and that is different from being a mother. A mother walks around with a... Read more

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2023-02-25T00:51:20-04:00

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I Try To Imagine, I Try To Pray

Last updated on: February 25, 2023 at 12:51 am By Mary Pezzulo

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I should pray. It’s the first Friday of Lent. I’m not skipping Lent this year. The religious trauma is bad, but I think I can pray. This shouldn’t be too hard. I used to pray all the time, didn’t I? There are all kinds of prayer. I can find one I like. Not a litany or a Rosary or an hour of the Divine Office, those hurt too much. I’ll just meditate for awhile. Just picture myself in the presence... Read more

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2023-02-22T18:18:38-04:00

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For You Are Dust

Last updated on: February 22, 2023 at 6:18 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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Remember you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. Dust is not a bad or a good thing. It’s only a small thing. Anything broken up into tiny enough pieces becomes dust: ashes, sand worn very fine by the wind, sawdust from a mill. Remember you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. When I watched the 9/11 terrorist attacks happen over twenty years ago, I was traumatized by the cloud. I couldn’t imagine anything so sinister... Read more

2023-02-22T17:18:10-04:00

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A Fast Day and a Dying Hart

Last updated on: February 22, 2023 at 5:18 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I thought last night about my dream of the suffering hart, the one I told you about this week— the very silly nightmare my brain conjured up out of random religious images, that I realized was a great illustration of my trauma and of how I’m learning to think about Christ. I’ve been using that image of Christ as a hart, a giant male red deer, locked up in a basement as a meditation prompt, because it speaks to... Read more

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2023-02-21T17:46:47-04:00

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The Hiding Trees

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 5:46 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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We are losing our trees. The handyman came back to fill the sink hole with clay and fix the gutter so it would stop opening up. As he was standing in our kitchen he noticed a drip mark above the fridge that I hadn’t seen. That meant he went upstairs and examined the caulk around the shower, which I hadn’t noticed was cracked. We’re getting a new shower. On his way out, he noticed the cracked window. Removing the... Read more

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2023-02-20T15:17:37-04:00

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This Lent Will Be About Invitation and Accompaniment

Last updated on: February 20, 2023 at 3:17 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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I failed to go to Mass again this weekend. I actually wanted to go to Mass. I miss it. I thought the week before Lent starts might be a good time to go back. I hate the Diocese of Steubenville and all the traumatic memories, but until we can get the car fixed there’s no other place to go. So I was going to go. I had my good clothes and my makeup on. Our ride was almost here. And then... Read more

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2023-02-18T20:14:48-04:00

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We Need To Talk About Mental Health

Last updated on: February 18, 2023 at 8:14 pm By Mary Pezzulo

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Everybody’s talking about mental health right now, and that’s a good thing. I think the current social media discourse began when Senator Fetterman checked himself into a hospital for treatment for his depression. I like the Fettermans a lot, and I wish them all the best. I’m proud of them for being so open about John’s struggles. When famous people are honest about such things, it can help erase stigma and encourage others to speak up. I hope he gets... Read more

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