When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin.
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The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain.Olympia Dukakis
Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me.
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My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am.
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I always look for ways to move the character to places within herself where it becomes necessary to confront something, to learn something new.
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I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness.
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