Well I don’t even know her…
Some thoughts about Monster, the based-on-a-true-story in which Charlize Theron plays Aileen Wuornos, the so-called “first American female serial killer.” This post is about the movie; everything I...
View ArticleFor those who want to start their Christmas shopping
why not some bath & body stuff from Thistle Farms?Welcome to Magdalene/Thistle Farms. We are glad you’ve come to visit. Founded in 1997 by Becca Stevens, an Episcopal priest on Vanderbilt’s campus,...
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Today is the feast of St Mary of Egypt. Have an intense, amazing painting.
via the New Liturgical Movement website. She’s invoked for the protection of penitents as well as prostitutes. Here’s the Thistle Farms site again btw.
View Article“Mom Arrested for (Maybe) Hanging Up on Cop While Her Missing Daughter Plays...
gives this story a much different headline from many mainstream media outlets. Let’s find out why!Here is a story that combines some of our favorite Reason.com topics, including strip clubs, jerk cops,...
View ArticleA Vindication of the Rites of Whores: Rumer Godden’s “Five for Sorrow, Ten...
When I asked people to recommend books about life in religious communities, this (as well as Godden’s In This House of Brede) was one of the most frequent responses. It’s a story set among the...
View Article“Needing My Neighbor”: Great piece by Matthew Loftus
“I’ve always wanted to help people.” My medical school application essay opened with those words, and when I came to Baltimore at age twenty to start my medical training, I was dead-set on helping...
View ArticleKnockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Some notes on Mary of Egypt
If you are up-front about your experience of either addiction, or let’s say marginalized sexuality, and you spend a lot of time with Christians from Orthodox or Eastern Catholic churches, eventually...
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