Monthly Archive: October, 2014

The list

This is No. 30 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. This is the last installment of my series on why I left the Roman Catholic Church. What am I… Continue reading →

Someday, and today

This is No. 29 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like now, as well as the lives of my siblings, if… Continue reading →

My final reasons

This is No. 28 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. As I’ve crossed addressed objections off my list of reasons, I’ve also crossed off a few that I haven’t… Continue reading →

Four more reasons

This is No. 27 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. Before I started this series, I made a list. I asked myself, what are the reasons why I left… Continue reading →

Scandal and cover-up

This is No. 26 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. The contrast between the piety and integrity of lay Catholics like my parents, which I highlighted yesterday, and the… Continue reading →

The integrated faith

This is No. 25 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. As I enter the home-stretch of my month-long series on why I left the Catholic Church, I want to… Continue reading →

The truth about truth

This is No. 24 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. What’s the big deal? Why spend a whole month picking on the Catholic Church? Aren’t there more important issues… Continue reading →

The only way

This is No. 23 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. I mentioned yesterday that some Catholics accuse ex-Catholics like me of turning away from the Church because we find… Continue reading →

I am saved, and maybe you are too

This is No. 22 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. I was very angry with the Catholic Church when I left…a common refrain among ex-Catholics. I felt lied-to, cheated,… Continue reading →

Saints, statues, and superstition

This is No. 21 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. St. Joseph sold our home! I am so happy I bought St. Joseph! I buried him upside down next… Continue reading →

Holy Father

This is No. 20 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. John 17:11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am… Continue reading →

The flesh opposes the Spirit

This is No. 19 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. As I mentioned in a previous post, not all my 30 reasons were instrumental in my decision to leave… Continue reading →

Nuns with guns

This is No. 18 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. Catholic schools. Enough said. Bam. Huh? 🙂 As I continue with my laundry list of reasons why I left… Continue reading →

Inordinate power and control

This is No. 17 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. I’ve always been pretty much a conformist. While in my parents’ home I acknowledged their authority and tried to… Continue reading →

Truth or consequences

This is No. 16 in the series. Please read my introduction and explanation here. Well, I’m halfway through this series on why I am no longer in the Catholic Church, and all along… Continue reading →