Where do I turn when the church rejects me? by The Lady Michaela This page was inspired by this letter sent in: Every “christian” church I have gone to has shunned me away. A lady, today in a dress came up to me and my friends and handed us some flyers and said “here you go…More
A Prayer For The Gothic Bride of Christ
Quiet your mind and humble your heart to focus on Christ. Allow God to be the only person on your mind while you read this prayer: Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I’m blessed because You are a forgiving…More
Goths: A Tribe Called for Such Times
TO CHRISTIAN GOTHS “I believe that the Christian Goth community has been called for such times as these. Who else is more prepared to deal with dark days and painful times? You are a tribe of poet-priests and poet-warriors called to fight the darkness you know so well. Like Stryder and the Northern Rangers in…More
Just Because I Don’t Look Like You
“Young man, you’re not welcome here!” Those words echoed in Jeremy’s head as he ran down the street. “I hate those stupid Christians. Anti-Christ Rules!” Jeremy’s life had become a living hell. It seemed as if God were to ruin everything that he loved. At the ripe old age of 14, he felt defeated and…More
Christian Goth Statement of Faith
Apostle Paul to the Corinthian Church: “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” 1 Corinthians 3:6 When I talk about “God”, I mean the Holy Trinity:God, the Father (Yahweh) – the Creator…More
The Testament of Gad
Preface —About the Text “The Testament of Gad” is part of “The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs” which is an apocryphal biblical text. Today it is only in the canon of the Armenian Orthodox Bible, however within the Vatican library it is also found in somes copies of the Septuagint, where it is titled “Lepté…More
Easy Essays: Peter Maurin on Capitalism, Communism, Houses of Hospitality and Farming Communes
A Question and an Answer on Catholic Labor Guilds[A reader in Bellingham, Wash., wrote to Peter Maurin urging the Organization of Catholic Labor Guilds throughout the country. Members would be assessed a dollar a year, and the money so raised would be used to start Houses of Hospitality. Peter’s reply follows. (February, 1934.)] Most organizations…More
Hunted In The Night: A comparison of the film “The Night of The Hunter” to Persecutions After Columbine.
26 April 2016They chased me down, screaming, waving their fists, ignorant hatred burning in their eyes, yelling, “Devil worshiper! Satanist! Jesus loves you! You are going to burn in Hell!” As my asthma kicked in, my aching body slowed down, and they piled around me, punching, kicking, and hitting me with baseball bats. With each…More
Life’s Universal Journey: A Comparison of The End of My First Relationship And The Magic Barrel
17 March 2016We all have moments in our life when we feel lost, when we cannot figure out how to create for ourselves the future which we want. We think to ourselves “What am I to do? What can I do? Do I even really know myself?” Then, through various events, we discover more about…More
To Live For Others As You Die: If I Only Had Six Months To Live
29 March 2016 I go to the doctors, we do the doctor/patient small talk as always, “How are you feeling as of late? Tell me your symptoms. Are you feeling depressed?” And such, the same questions every time as they take my blood pressure and pulse. The doctor then decides to send me to the…More
