Wow… it’s been over a month since my last post. I haven’t left my blog alone like this in a long, long time. But I guess something I read today riled up the Catholic War Machine in me, so that’s why this post is here.

Lynn Lee’s column in The Straits Times today talks about Anti-Abortionists. In a pretty condescending way. Heck, she’s downright offensive in the way she comes across, as if not having your morals guided by a particular religion makes one automatically superior.

But she does make a good point.

How much of my beliefs and convictions are based on my Catholic faith? Or, to be more specific, would I be pro-life and anti-abortion if I wasn’t Catholic?

I guess I’ll never be sure, but I am leaning towards ‘Yes’, albeit with the stipulation that abortion be still legal for women who need it (i.e. if they risk losing their life otherwise). But that’s exactly what I love about the Catholic Church’s stand - there’s no leeway. A life is a life. No one can truly judge which life is worth more than the other, except God.

And when I look at what defines me, yes, being Catholic has played a huge role in making me who I am today. I’m never ashamed to admit that. However, I also strongly believe that, even if I wasn’t Catholic for as long as I remember, I’d still be very much the same person today - and maybe I’d look into being Catholic.

In other news…
I’ve been through a lot this month, not all of it bad and some of it surprisingly good, but it’s all left me rather frustrated. I thought I was confused at first, but the truth is, my mind’s pretty damn clear. It’s my heart that’s utterly, utterly torn to shreds, and only because I now know how Barry’s been feeling in my relationship with Him.

(I doubt anyone will get the Barry reference… but heck.)

So yeah, that’s been my July… here’s to a better August.