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February 2023

February 11, 2023
Today I am going to take a rest from addressing injustices, oppression, and marginalization of...
February 10, 2023
We have approached a point in US History and even in other parts of the...
February 08, 2023
Right now, I am completing a lay ministry certification program through my local Catholic Archdiocese...
February 03, 2023
As any religious person knows, especially in the American Catholic and broader Christian world, Church

January 2023

January 30, 2023
I don't think it's coincidental that both our Cathedral priest earlier Sunday morning and then...
January 28, 2023
For many years, in concurrent service with my private practice as an Academic Language Therapist,...
January 25, 2023
As a disability practitioner, and after spending years in toxic traddery and religious fundamentalism, I...
January 20, 2023
Since the day Trump mocked the disabled reporter, my life hasn't been the same.  Christians...
January 17, 2023
Three new words came to my attention during the Trump era, Gaslighting, Patriarchy, and Misogyny.  Since...
January 14, 2023
Alright, I am finally coming out with my stance on abortion since I have been...
January 12, 2023
I've been asked by many, "Julie, why have you shifted in theology and politics from...
January 02, 2023
After spending 25 years in very conservative faith communities and the leaving for urban progressive...

December 2022

December 29, 2022
Dear Traditionalist Catholics, Did you know that the Jesuits are saving lives, especially Father James...
December 27, 2022
As a disability practioner, I scratch my head at the idea that the unborn are...
December 23, 2022
I have now been asked this question five times, "Julie, how can you support Amy...
December 19, 2022
In the first half of this piece,  I'm paying a special tribute to those who...
December 16, 2022
I have to comment on these articles from Microsoft Newsweek and from the Human Rights...
December 14, 2022
Both political extremes are not equally-dangerous although I once believed this.  Please note that I...
December 12, 2022
In July, 2022, Pope Francis traveled to Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for the...
December 09, 2022
No doubt, a series of events and God moving me to different places over the...
December 06, 2022
This didn't happen overnight.  We didn't wake up one morning with a National Terrorism Advisory...
December 03, 2022
Today I made a Facebook post about Trump as a commentary to the article below...
December 02, 2022
In my last piece, I wrote about the consequences of marrying the empire to the...
December 01, 2022
I admit it; I've been in a state of lament and depression.  Trying to sort...

November 2022

November 29, 2022
In my prior ultra-conservative rad-trad days,  I admit that I held more rigid views, and...
November 21, 2022
Since the day Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) arose to public life in 2016, I heard nothing...
November 17, 2022
This morning I stumbled across a meme which colorfully displays a wheel of abuse.  It...
November 16, 2022
Since the Texas gubernatorial election last week, I thought I would review, update, and restate...
November 15, 2022
  This weekend I was so blessed to spend the weekend with an Evangelical leader...
November 11, 2022
  Prior to Trump's ascent in 2016, I didn't understand that my coerced Republican "Christian"...
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