Catholic Guilt

En Súper Villanos el 2008.03.24

estoy escribiendo un corto de zombies, con mucha violencia y una innecesaria subtrama de amor. Se me ocurrió la idea mientras veía un partido de los Chicago Bulls y los vi jugando con tanta desgana, que era claro que también estaban pensando en ti. Entonces me puse a buscar entre mis destrozos las poesías paramédicas de Benedetti y no encontré nada y me dio un hambre incontrolable. Quise morderte la nariz sin ninguna razón aparente, dejar de extrañarte porque te había devorado con la boca (a besos, claro)...

En Dondequiera el 2008.03.14

A long while back, I met a young urban professional here in Puerto Rico and he shared with me a bit of his back ground. He had been raised in a strict Catholic family. He confessed to me that he felt that it had made him overly anxious as he was moving into the later stages of his life. He told me that the guilt that he felt from the oppression of Catholic church dogma was a strong influence on his life. I'd say that was an understatement. With an estimated 87% of Puerto Ricans claiming to be Catholic,...

En El Blog de Logtar el 2007.10.30

Wait… what? Why do we need an alternative to Halloween? When did it become the Devil’s holiday? Why aren’t Satan’s follower’s up in arms about defamation of character? USA Today has an interesting article about a play called Hell Houses. Apparently Evangelical churches are now performing lobotomies along with their services. Who in their right mind would want to be saved out of fear? Did we forget that fear and guilt are NOT from God? Where do churches get off trying to scare...

En Vida de un Consultor el 2007.07.16

Lo dice uno que tiene más pecados acumulados que ni sé… Are you Catholic? Not much good on it. Lot of guilt. But the one good thing is confession. Whatever you got eat in on you, you just give it up. Feels good I have to say, guess is letting it out, letting another human being hear. Alex Mahone, en Prison Break (Traducción libre: ¿Eres católico? No tiene demasiado de bueno. Mucha culpabilidad. Pero lo bueno es la confesión. Cualquier cosa que te reconcoma, simplemente cuéntalo. Sienta bien, debo...

En Peru Travel & Adventure News el 2007.02.15

The Peru Guide has added a new group of t-shirts that commemorate some of the most important Icons of Peruvian Popular Culture. The first 4 legends featured in this series include a poet, a musician, and 2 saints (one though not recognized by the Catholic Church). Follows a short biography of the celebrated personalities (with excerpts from Wikipedia). César Vallejo Peru’s first poet, César Vallejo was born the youngest of eleven children in Santiago de Chuco, a remote village in the Northern Andes...

En QuepasaHouston Blog el 2006.07.13

"Jewish leaders say the declaration of the Second Vatican Council four decades ago, that rejected collective Jewish guilt for the death of Christ, has not sunken in on the predominantly Roman Catholic southern continent. While this problem is not new, it has gained urgency because Hispanics are bringing their views with them as they move to the United States in growing numbers, Jewish leaders say. About 28 percent of adult U.S. Catholics are Hispanic and their presence in the church is increasing. It's...