foxinsnow's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- white guilt accomplishes nothing Today is another beautiful Chicago day. The truth is, I don't really know what to do with myself in nice weather because I don't go outside very much. I just like it because when I do have to go outside, I don't have to deal with crappy weather. I did go to church today, but instead of being early for the 10:15 mass I was late for the 9:30 mass. I took Communion, though. The I went to a talk given by a black nun on racism. She gave out a list on suggested reading (score!) and she's going to have a workshop with our parish. If you think all this church stuff sounds weird coming from me, I feel the same way! But I really feel like I need faith in my life. It just opens my life way up... I feel more at peace. i was having trouble with people or priests in church saying things like, "We are all united in christ," but then I realized that Christ means love. I'm still a liberal, pro-choice, pro-gay Democrat. But I hope you don't think I sound like a holy roller or something. :) Do you remember my post about white guilt? Sister A said that guilt accomplishes nothing, and the best thing we (the other parishioners and I) as white people can do with our white privelege is recognize it and use it to help others. So I'm going to go on a trip our parish takes to the south side to rebuild poor people's homes. I'm not going to buy the Joyful Heart Foundation necklace, but I will donate to RAINN again next year and possibly work as a rape crisis counselor this summer. 12:07 p.m. - 2005-04-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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