Category Archives: Catholicism

This Archbishop Is Overreaching!

Posted on February 12, 2015 by likeitiz

I was on my way to work this morning when Michael Krasny’s Forum started airing on the radio. Today, the topic was the recent move by the San Francisco Archbishop to revise the teachers’ handbook for four local parochial high schools … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Bigotry, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Civil Unions, Equality, Human Rights, LGBT, Marriage, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious Freedoms, same-sex marriage, self-righteousness, Sex, Teacher, Women's Reproductive Rights, women's rights | Tagged Abortion, Bishop Cordileone, Catholic Church, Church Doctrine, Conscience, Contraception, Homosexuality, John Piderit, marriage equality, San Francisco Archbishop, San Francisco Archdiocese, Teachers, Vincent Campasano, Women's Reproductive Rights | 4 Comments

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

Guest Post: My Second Grade Valentine by Esmeralda O. Lyn

Posted on January 13, 2013 by esmeraldalyn

This post is in response to the Daily Challenge, Teacher’s Pet. I have chosen to write about an unforgettable teacher. I hated the uniform in my new school. It was a starched long-sleeved white blouse with a stiff navy pleated … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Childhood Memories, education, Teacher, Teacher's Peeve | Tagged Childhood Memories, DPCHallenge, Greek Mythology, Mean Teachers, Medusa, Nuns, postaweek 2013, Sacrament of Confession, Teacher's Peeve, Unforgettable Teachers | 5 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 →