religion
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As you may have figured, it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. Well, the truth is, I was abducted by aliens, a mind wipe was done, and I forgot I even had a blog. This is either an exaggeration or a metaphor. Aliens could be professors because they are out of this world,… Read more
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I am pursuing my master’s degree in humanities from California State University, Northridge. However, there is a woman in my cohort who is far more interesting than anyone else in the class; an Ifa priest named Theresa Fair. She gives unceasingly to her community and is studying humanities to better help her community. In the… Read more
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Unfortunately, nothing could ever give Yom Kippur the justice it deserves except the experience of the highest of the Jewish holy days. In 2025, Yom Kippur begins begins at sundown on October 1 and lasts until nightfall of October 2. On the Jewish calendar it is the 10th day of Tishrei, which is at the… Read more
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Do you ever wonder if non-humans believe in God? Well, the scientific community has questioned this; many say the things they do may look religious but are actually just ritualistic. These elephants are visiting the bones of a fallen matriarch, just as we would visit the grave of a loved one. This might be ritualistic… Read more
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I am sorry to disappoint as a Catholic or anger anyone, but the way to God is not actually through Jesus. It is actually through this dude: I am not being irreverant when I say that the way to God is through Santa Claus. If you believe in Santa Claus, you are looking at the… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh A broken heart wanders in my apartment over Pope Francis’ exit from this world. Do not misunderstand me, I am grateful he is no longer in pain, I am over the moon that he has finally gone Home to see family, friends, brother priests, Our Lord, Our Father, the Holy Spirit, and… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh When I woke up, I glanced at my phone and a few lines from the New York Times had me shout “Oh no!” Sure enough, Pope Francis had succumbed to a variety of sicknessess, namely pneumonia, the day after Easter at age 88. Common sense and simplicity in a complicated world was… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh Getting my master’s degree in theology had always skipped around my mind, but I worried about the money. Suddenly, God told me to go, and I was not so worried about the money anymore. However, when I was looking for online schools, I did want one that was inexpensive and that… Read more
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My apologies for shoving two weeks of Advent into one, but I have not just been a little under weather but rather crushed by the weather, so I have to combine both. Please forgive me for just copying most and pasting most of the information from AI; I pray AI is not giving us FI… Read more
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I would like to add an image for you about physical pain, but when I looked around none of them could describe it as well as this: I was recently diagnosed with pneumonia but that’s not a big deal; it seems like I get pneumonia every year. My chest hurts, I take antibiotics, I substitute… Read more
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