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 L'amante Anglaise byAnnie Retivat |
He was dying -- my father, this wonderful man I loved. He was tired, wanted to go. I wanted to beg him to stay. Why did I feel like an orphan being abandoned?
 Madonna & Child byBernadino Luini |
The conventional concept of Christianity does not offer solace or support for many women today, most of whom are seriously seeking answers. Established churches tend to resist an expanded definition of feminine theological doctrine. Too enlightened to stay, large numbers of women are deserting their traditional roles as the cornerstone of church activities.
 Night Fires by Jeanne Rager |
Soft , melodic strains flowing across the morning celebrate the dawn with Iroquois chants, evoking images of shared experiences through the ages. Sunrise on the mountain is the perfect place to enjoy Matriarch, Joanne Shenandoah's newest album, her sweet vocals rising as softly as the mist. Spirit, time, and earth are woven together into a tapestry which fills the soul with the gentle pride of being female, of surviving life's travails, of our blessings of age, wisdom, and strength.
 The Three Graces by Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
The common perception of the good Christian is the staid man and the demure woman.The history of Christianity presents a radically different reality, with Christian sexual escapades rivaling television soap operas in lurid intrigues and scandalous characters.Beginning shortly after the death of Jesus and continuing unabated through to the present, the definition of proper and virtuous sexuality continues to be the topic of heated debate.
 A. W. O. L. by Diana Beach |
I am drinker of the wind, daughter of the stars. This is my voice that I claim in the name of the gods.
I am lover of the meadow, keeper of the ponies, large and small. It is to me that the deer speak and the raccoon wanders.
