As many of you all may have read in my March 20th post on JMU CCM’s “Man” Retreat, it sparked quite a bit of discussion. There was even an article in the Breeze mentioning the post. True to my implications that I would be more than willing to follow up with some of the members […]
Read More JMU CCM: A conversationWhen I was fourteen I met my first “boyfriend” at church. He was sixteen and had a car, so my parents were convinced that he was going to take advantage of me. In all reality, he was a nice guy who gave me the wonderful memory of my first kiss on a bridge in the […]
Read More True Love Waits (For Pressure)Let me be clear. I am so for anyone having any kind of spiritual connection with anything, and am so glad that people find things like hope, faith and solidarity in religious communities across the world. But, oppression comes in all forms, and though the average Catholic JMU student may not be standing outside with […]
Read More JMU Catholic Campus Ministry’s “Man” RetreatAmazing things have been occurring in Egypt in the past few weeks, and I, for one, have been captivated. This afternoon it was announced that Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak who had been in power for the past 30 years, had fled Cairo and renounced the presidency. Watching the mass groups of protesters celebrate on Al […]
Read More This is what a revolutionary looks likeIn the interest of full disclosure, and so my bias seems a little more warranted, I’d first like to say that I was raised Catholic. My mom’s family is Catholic, my dad’s family is Catholic, my grandma is probably the most terrifyingly Catholic person I have ever met. She could out-Catholic the Pope himself (who, […]
Read More Screw the Pope, but don’t forget your condoms (especially if you’re a male prostitute)