Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires

Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art

Why I Am No Longer a Roman Catholic

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I was brought up Roman Catholic, was taught that missing Sunday Mass was a mortal sin, except when you were sick. (And a mortal sin meant you would burn in hell, for eternity, unless you confessed it, and were absolved.) How could I have believed … [Continue reading]

The Gift of Limits. The Gift of Learning to Say No

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Here's a striking story from The Emotionally Healthy Church by Pete Scazzero. Rabbi Edwin Friedman tells the story of a man who had given much thought to what he wanted from life. After trying many things, succeeding at some and failing at others, … [Continue reading]

Writing with the Wind of the Wild Goose of the Holy Spirit in your Wings

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  Wild Geese fly in a V formation. The lead goose reduces the wind resistance; the others glide, almost effortlessly, in the currents she has created.   During a storm, the eagle waits perched on the edge of its nest for the wind … [Continue reading]

See What God is Blessing and Join it (Bono)

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   I used to pray the way Bono says he did: In countless ways, big and small, I was always seeking the Lord’s blessing. I’d be saying, “Look, I’ve got a new song…Would you look out [for it]. I have a family; I’m going away on tour — please look … [Continue reading]