A Pagan vegetarian wife and Jewish omnivore husband makin' it work!
As most of you know, I came from a pretty strict Roman Catholic household and attended church services and education classes throughout my youth. While it wasn't until I was around thirteen that I found a path that spoke directly to me, I was no stranger to questioning the faith in which I grew up. In fact, it would drive my CCD teachers (and my parents!) insane, all the questions I had and the … [Read more...]
It’s so early this morning for a rant! My inbox held an article from HuffPost Religion about religion in prison, wherein a Pew Forum released a 50-state survey of prison chaplains. Many of the results were not surprising: Muslim and Protestant Christian faith systems experienced a growth in religion switching, religious counseling and other religion-based programming are an important part of … [Read more...]
There's been quite a buzz recently surrounding Pagan and other alternate-faith students in public schools: Atheist Teen Defeats High School Prayer Banner (Examiner.com, 12 January 2012) An Atheist teenager had to bring her high school to district court after a prayer mural, which makes mention of "Our Heavenly Father", was posted in the hallway. Her suit challenged the constitutionality of … [Read more...]
Wishing you and your families a happy Chanukah, a merry Christmas, a blessed Yule, and whatever else you may celebrate this winter season. Oh, and a very happy New Year! ;) … [Read more...]
It's seriously the worst time of year to be sick, but here I am, nursing a box of tissues while swallowing pill after pill of Comtrex and trying to bolster my immune system with Emergen-C. There are just too many things going on, holiday-wise, to be sick! Since I don't really have a huge update or anything, I thought I'd give y'all a glimpse into our celebrations this winter, and I hope I can make … [Read more...]
One of the greatest perks of living in a coexisting home are all the holidays you get to celebrate! I know that I've experienced more Jewish holidays since Matt and I have been together (has it really been 6.5 years...?) than I ever thought I would, and because of my background and current spirituality, I get to see how the old melds with the new. It's been a real whirlwind. Since we do … [Read more...]
It's a beautiful day to be green. :)I hope everyone who celebrates Easter has or had a wonderful day! Since we don't celebrate Easter around here (at least, not in the religious sense, and since this is a VERY special holiday, we don't even bother with anything), our Earth Day celebrations instead went on well past the actual day on 22 April, as we got both a lawn mower and took a trip to Lowe's. … [Read more...]
It might not seem like it, but spring is right around the corner. Don't let the piles of snow and threats of freezing rain and sleet fool you, and don't let Punxsutawney Phil tell you otherwise! Today marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, and is known in the Pagan community as Imbolc.Like many Pagan holidays, Imbolc has a Celtic connection to Oimelc, an ancient … [Read more...]
I apologize for my absence as of late -- I had great blog posts planned for Meatless Monday and today's Theological Thursday, but I have them scheduled for next week now. Work has just been insane lately, meaning I'm pulling long hours at the firm and driving home through even worse traffic than usual (if there is such a thing in Baltimore). When I get home, no offense, but the last thing I want … [Read more...]
