Category Archives: God

The Call

Posted on January 29, 2014 by likeitiz

I’m slowly awakened by a persistent ringing just outside my room. My eyelids reluctantly break their embrace. I sluggishly turn my head towards the sound. It’s the phone. Who could be calling on a lazy Sunday afternoon? Where is everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Daily Post Challenge, Daily Prompt, Death, Family, God, Letting Go, relationships, Religious Freedom, Religious Freedoms, Weekly Writing Challenge | Tagged DPCHallenge, Family, Rarasaur, Relationships, Religion, Weekly Writing Challenge | 11 Comments

What Not To Say

Posted on July 5, 2013 by likeitiz

I noticed the past 3 years or so, I’ve had friends and family who have taken ill with a serious health problem or some, have passed away after a protracted illness. Ever since I was young, I’ve always wondered about … Continue reading →

Posted in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Death, Empathy, God, Health, Illness, Mindfulness, Women's Health | Tagged cancer, Chronic Illness, death, Disease, Gloria Steinem, Grief, Health, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Linda Hunt, postaweek 2013 | 19 Comments

Easter Greetings

Posted on March 30, 2013 by likeitiz

Everywhere you look, read, browse, drive by, walk by, and listen to, there are ads and displays galore of the sugary-sweet cutest more adorable looking buck-toothed bunnies, yellow chicks, elaborately adorned bright-colored eggs in wicker baskets. Our household has long … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebration, Daffodils, Easter Celebration, God, Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religion, Religious Freedom, Roman Catholic Church | Tagged Easter, God, Jesus, Last Supper, Maundy Thursday, Pope, Pope Francis, postaweek 2013, Religion, Rome, Vatican, Washing of Feet | 10 Comments

Please Stop Bashing My Head With Your Religion

Posted on October 11, 2011 by likeitiz

What is it about some people and their ultra-right-wing religiosity and their insistence that everyone around them convert to their chosen faith? Not only is it inappropriate, it’s downright annoying! I have my religious beliefs and I hold them very … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, God, Human Rights, Moral Issues, Religion | Tagged Catholic Church, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Jonestown, LGBT, postaday2011, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, Warren Jeffs | 5 Comments

The Morality of Lies

Posted on October 9, 2011 by likeitiz

I got a call today from a friend across the globe. She said she wanted to see how I was doing. Then she told me she had a recent argument with her mother. It turns out that her mother had … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Catholicism, God, Letting Go, Life Choices, Moral Issues, Parents, Religion | Tagged Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Religion, Religion and Spirituality | 5 Comments

On the Road to Tahoe

Posted on September 6, 2011 by likeitiz

We met Bruce sometime when we moved to the Bay Area from Toronto in the late 90’s. Back then, he was a friend of a friend. But it wasn’t until sometime in 2003 when my husband started talking about shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Family, God, Religion | Tagged Lake Tahoe, religious, Roman Catholic | 1 Comment

Funerals and Such

Posted on March 10, 2011 by likeitiz

Last night, I had dinner with some great friends. Among other things, we talked about how death and funeral practices have evolved over the years since our childhood. Having been raised Roman Catholics with varying degrees of adherence, we recounted … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Death, Family, God, Moral Issues, Religion | Tagged death, Funeral, Funeral Services, Mitch Albom | 3 Comments

Anne Rice and God

Posted on August 2, 2010 by likeitiz

On the way home this evening, I chanced upon an interview of Anne Rice on NPR. You will all know her as the famous author of “Interview with a Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.” It’s the famous film that got rave … Continue reading →