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Jesus Scars

Joe — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:15:04 +0000

Within the last few weeks I have started to help a friend of mine church that he attends. They are having some issues with money and are looking for ways to use social media and their website to help increase membership and donations. The church he attends is an “inclusive spiritual community”. …

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A Gay Catholic’s Guide to Lent

Joe — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:54:31 +0000

Here is the only guide you need as a gay Catholic to make it through Lent. As we know, Lent runs from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday and during this period, we as Catholics (both gay and straight) remember the horrible events that lead to Jesus being placed on the cross and …

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Life Changing Week

Joe — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:11:41 +0000

This upcoming week will be full of many life changing events for me. As I mentioned in my last posting, I am debating between moving to Seattle or purchasing a house. As of right now, I don’t really know which direction I will be going. I have placed an offer on a …

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Life Changing Choices

Joe — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:14:23 +0000

It has been a while since the last time I have updated this blog. There has been a great deal of changes in my life and it appears there will be many more. At the moment I am having to decide between moving to Seattle or purchase a house in the area …

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Wreaking Havoc on My Emotions

Joe — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:43:45 +0000

It has been a while since I last posted a true blog entry. A lot has been going on in my life and I just have been trying to figure out what directions I really need to go in. I knew this year was going to bring many changes, but the changes …

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Cardinal Schoenborn and Archbishop Dadeus Grings

Joe — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:32:28 +0000

In the last month or so, both Cardinal Schoenborn of Austria and Archbishop Dadeus Grings of Brazil have spoken on the topic of homosexuality. I found it really interesting how the comments made by each of these individuals varied from the current teachings of the Catholic Church. It is also interesting to …

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Email from a reader

Joe — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:21:42 +0000

I recently received an email from a very kind gentleman named Tom. I thought it was so well written and completely from the heart that I wanted to share it with all those that visit this blog. Here is the email that Tom wrote me: I understand your difficulty in connecting with …

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The Church is a whore

Joe — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:40:45 +0000

“The Church is a whore, but she is my mother.” ~ St. Augustine For Christmas, my parents give me a year’s subscription to Netflix. The main reason they give me this is because I do not have cable and this allows me the ability to watch something on my computer by streaming …

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Internal Conflict #1

Joe — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:05:14 +0000

As I sit here watching Goal 2 and talking to my friend Mikey online, I am struggling to get the words out that I would like to express in this blog posting. Expressing myself has never been an easy task for me. Nevertheless, here I sit, trying my hardest to put my …

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Happy Easter

Joe — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:02:19 +0000

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Easter!