Since childhood, I expressed keen interest in Eastern Asian culture. As I grew older, some of this interest faded yet one thing which always stayed with me was a love for traditional Chinese and Japanese music, and especially the … Continue reading
To, His Holiness, Pope Francis, Greetings from the United States! My name is Rachel Gohlman. I have been Catholic for 8 years and wish to tell you something about my faith journey. Even since my entrance into the Church on … Continue reading
How apt is the star as a symbol of hope and of the new thing which has come into the world Radiating out of the darkness, a star brings warmth and light. Strangely enough in order for men to see … Continue reading
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. —For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not … Continue reading
Many of Jesus’s disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? What if you were to see … Continue reading
And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty … Continue reading
The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven, ” and they said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can … Continue reading
When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you … Continue reading
Just an update. If you scroll to the bottom of the page on this blog, you will find a shiny new donate button. It will lead you to Go Fund Me where you may donate to my vocation cause. As I mentioned in a previous post, my college loan debt is the only thing preventing me from entering into a great religious community. If you are feeling generous or simply want more info, please click the donate button. Thank you so much!
The Bible never says Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, only that she was the woman from whom Jesus drove out seven demons. At some point in the church’s history, she picked up the former profession. While it may not be … Continue reading
