Comments for Young Adult Catholics

Comment on To the Catholic Church: Thanks to You, I Can Write This. What’s Next? by Justin Sengstock

Justin Sengstock — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:38:51 +0000

Excellent post. Part of the situation today is that not only do we have an ecclesiastical governance system developed in and for an age when very few people were educated, but some figures in the hierarchy still explicitly envision their jobs in those terms. They are more or less open about that. Pope Benedict, in all seriousness and with good intentions, used to say it was his job to protect the simple faith of the masses from careless elites who could confuse them. Catholicism is only slowly awakening to the fact that many, many laypeople, and in particular many, many women, have sophisticated theological training.

Comment on To the Catholic Church: Thanks to You, I Can Write This. What’s Next? by The Catholic Church and (Il)Literacy | LL Word

The Catholic Church and (Il)Literacy | LL Word — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:56:15 +0000

[…] latest post is up on Young Adult Catholics, examining the somewhat complicated relationship between Catholicism and literacy. I largely owe the fact that I can read to the work of Catholics and feminists from days past […]

Comment on On Fixing Roofs, Breaking Bread, and Women’s Ordination by Illiterate or Illogical? « Young Adult Catholics

Illiterate or Illogical? « Young Adult Catholics — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:03:58 +0000

[…] We need better reasons now, reasons that go beyond “Jesus was a man,” or “Men care about leaking roofs.” In the meantime, I’ll read, I’ll learn, and I’ll decide for myself. And […]

Comment on Marriage Equality, “Morality” Laws, and the Convenient Minority by phrogge

phrogge — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:33:47 +0000

I quoted your blog in mine. Hope your don’t mind. I think yours is pretty good.

http://www.phrogge.com/may-29-marriage-equality/

Comment on Marriage Equality, “Morality” Laws, and the Convenient Minority by phrogge

phrogge — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:20:21 +0000

Well put. Your second paragraph pretty much sums up my thoughts.

Comment on Marriage Equality, “Morality” Laws, and the Convenient Minority by Marriage Equality, “Morality” Laws, and the Convenient Minority | LL Word

Marriage Equality, “Morality” Laws, and the Convenient Minority | LL Word — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:58:40 +0000

[…] My latest post is up on Young Adult Catholics, in which I ponder why Christians still think they have the right to legislate around the rights of people with same-sex attractions, despite the fact that they respect separation of Church and state when it comes to other issues of “sexual morality.” Check it out! […]

Comment on The Bishops vs. HHS – What Do You Think? by Marriage Equality, “Morality” Laws, and the Convenient Minority « Young Adult Catholics

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:51:47 +0000

[…] illegal? What about cohabitation? What about birth control? (Yes, the bishops made a big stink over whether Catholic organizations had to cover it in their health insurance, but no one suggested that the whole secular state must ban its use. No one petitioned to make […]

Comment on Implicit Bias, and Doing vs. Being by Gordon Blair (@PithyG)

Gordon Blair (@PithyG) — Tue, 28 May 2013 22:01:29 +0000

“Fake it till you make it” can help, but I think it can be problematic as well. I think contrived rules and behaviours can actively prevent going deep into the source of prejudice.

Ultimately, prejudice arises from structures in the self. These structures need to be exposed to the light of consciousness in order to be torn down and reshaped. This involves a process of introspection and nonjudgemental observation, in which you allow thoughts and feelings to arise but don’t respond to them with other, modifying or opposing thoughts and feelings, nor do you get carried away by them and feed them with supporting thoughts and feelings. You just observe, and stupid things tend to wither and die by themselves that way. If you immediately label a racist thought or feeling as “bad”, you won’t be able to go any deeper. You’ve stopped investigating. You’ve thrown up a taboo, a mental roadblock.

Ultimately, what separates you from another? Or from everything else, for that matter? This applies to anyone and encompasses all “isms”. Cut hatred at the root, and all the particular forms of hatred die together. There may be dead branches and leaves left cluttering your being afterwards–these are easily swept away.

Comment on Catholicism: The Basement in My House of Faith by Lacey Louwagie

Lacey Louwagie — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:38 +0000

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog, Pastor Kathy — I’m honored by your kind words. You and Ryan both do such a nice job, and Ivan and I really love attending. I don’t work any Sunday afternoons during the summer, so I hope we’ll be able to linger after service more often. I would love to chat more, too.

Comment on Catholicism: The Basement in My House of Faith by kathryntimpany

kathryntimpany — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:23:48 +0000

Lacey, this is really so well written! I would love to have time to talk with you more. I was raised a Baptist, and your imagery of the church as foundation/basement resonates with me. Plus you are capturing much of what so many are struggling with. Thank you for this excellent reflection! Pastor Kathy (of your new church!)