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Where Were You When I Needed You?

I am still very bitter and very sad about my relationship with God. Honestly, when I think of God, he makes me cry. I don’t know whether I’m crying because I feel he’s a bad father, or whether I’m crying…

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Pope Benedict’s Resignation

The big news today is that the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict, in an unprecedented move, has resigned. My first reaction upon hearing the news was, ‘It’s good he’s resigning;  he was a waste of space.’ I’ve never been…

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Jesus Unveiled: The Committed Christ

If you follow current events closely, you may have seen the headline-popping research that points to Jesus potentially having married. Specifically, the NY Times featured this article titled Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife. This is MAJOR….

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Update: Church, Child, and Choice

Like a good Catholic girl, I went to this site late last year and made note of all the holy days of obligation in my calendar. These are special days when you gotta go to church. Considering I go to…

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Hidden Talents

The last time I was at church, I realized there’s something I no longer do now that I’m married. I stopped singing and that makes me sad. But it couldn’t have made me very sad since I didn’t realize it…

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Book Review: Heaven is for Real

I’ve been trying to read a lot more. At any given moment, I’ll have a book either in my hand, in the purse I’m carrying, or in the bathroom closet for toilet time. So I’ve been following several publications on…

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Oh, Those French People

I’m a nomad when it comes to churches. There’s St. Agnes, the first church along the Panhandle I started attending because it was exactly one block away from where I lived. There’s St. Mary’s on Cathedral Hill where Dean got…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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