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SPIRIT WOW 001: TAKING A LEAVE FROM THE JESUITS: OF OTTOMANS, LETTING GO AND LETTING RIP

SPIRIT WOW 001: TAKING A LEAVE FROM THE JESUITS: OF OTTOMANS, LETTING GO AND LETTING RIP

HOW CURSING CHANGED MY LIFE AS A PRIEST, AND MAYBE LED ME TO LIVING IN A ONE ROOM STUDIO WRITING THIS NEWSLETTER.

Jim McDermott
Jul 21, 2023
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SPIRIT WOW

Hi and welcome to what I am currently calling “Spirit Wow,” extra posts in which I am going to share some of my experiences being on leave from the priesthood.

If that is not your vibe, no worries! But if you’re interested, it was definitely a lot of fun to write.

Forgive me for using the same opening image as Sunday. It was just too perfect for this!

PART I: SOMETIMES DESECRATION IS A GOOD THING

This is what I thought an Ottoman was.

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