I was a baby when the vampires first came To suck the lifeblood Out of my little body I didn’t know love But I did know shame And those vampires of shame Wanted my blood […]
Recovery and Identity
As I have committed to radically pursuing healing, I have had to do a lot of soul work. I have attempted the twelve steps before, with differing levels of success. A few weeks ago, a […]
The Opposite of Love Is Shame: Intermission
I plan on continuing my “The Opposite of Love is Shame” series, but I have other things that I also want to write. And as important as the message of those posts is, I’ve come […]
The Communion of Saints – Faithful Companions
I met St. Teresa of Avila today, and knew immediately that she was going to a part of my own personal canon of saints. I connected with her immediately. I am starting my own personal […]
Connecting With St. Mary Magdalene
One of my weaknesses as a writer is that I’m not a visual person, and so finding graphics to go along with my blog posts is a challenge for me. I do not understand why […]
If They Are Wrong About This, Then What Else Could They Be Wrong About? (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 20)
I had begun to abandon the cult of my childhood long before my “rejection of Genesis.” And while it took a few years after “rejecting” those first few chapters of Genesis because I no longer […]
Thank God for Unanswered Prayers (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 19)
I planned on moving from Australia to America to attend a Christian fundamentalist Bible college, again, as an escape mechanism, and I was even accepted to one. The college had very strict rules, things like […]
Undergrad Changed my Life (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 18)
After leaving homeschool high school at the end of grade 10, I thought my future was in retail, and I made a really good go at it. I worked the same job from age 14-17, […]
They Stole My Education (The Opposite of Love is Shame: Part 17)
I loved school when I was in primary school. It gave me a break from my home life, and I had some contact with the real world. One day that all came crashing down around […]
