Author and poet, Mary Karr, once described herself as a promiscuous Catholic. She admitted to hanging out with many different church communities. When I first heard her say this I thought, my God, someone else gets it! Although her descriptions of Catholicism sound somewhat irreverent on initial contact, her observations are quite profound. She speaks of attending church as akin to attending a magic show. Really? But think about it. Who doesn't love magic and mystery? I get that this image might be found offensive by some. But for me the elements of mystery and, yes, magic, draw me back time and time again to the unknowable. Approaching the age of 70, spending twelve years in Catholic school, and 69 years within promiscuous Catholicism, I still feel the draw to the Lenten journey. I still feel the need to discover what's behind the mystery and the magic. I think in doing so I'll find my way home. Today the journey begins again.
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