tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post5857811730281118933..comments2024-02-28T12:04:11.837-08:00Comments on Jesus in Love Blog: Saints Boris and George: United in love and deathKittredge Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-54995051354889468602011-08-03T21:46:15.542-07:002011-08-03T21:46:15.542-07:00Sage, I am reminded of a comment you made on your ...Sage, I am reminded of a comment you made on your own blog today, “In my belief system everyone is confronted with some difficult challenges in this life.” The lives of the saints may just express the challenges -- and the joys -- more extremely than most.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-12730939450637636702011-08-03T07:01:05.056-07:002011-08-03T07:01:05.056-07:00Thank you for your kind words Kitt! I hadn't r...Thank you for your kind words Kitt! I hadn't realized the tragic aspect of GLBT Saints series. Wow. I don't usually miss things like that. I guess I've been an unofficial catholic (especially) hagiographer for so many years now all the tragedy has simply become par for the course for me. <br /><br />It will be very interesting indeed to see what you come up with as you try to focus more on the "happy endings." Many Blessings Dear Kitt!Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196755961428537223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-29838116075082808522011-07-28T18:13:46.856-07:002011-07-28T18:13:46.856-07:00Hats off to you too, Sage! For those who don’t kn...Hats off to you too, Sage! For those who don’t know, Sage recently changed his Moyo Aflame blog to focus on LGBT spirituality. I especially appreciate the black perspective that he offers… a rare treasure.<br /><br />Trudie, I’ve been reflecting on the tragic nature of the GLBT saints series, especially since you brought it up recently. I’ve been working on this series for almost two years, and the unhappy ends to so many of the saintly lives are beginning to wear on me. I started this series with Mychael Judge who died in the World Trade Center tragedy on Sept. 11. Since “martyrs” are a traditional category of saints, it’s inevitable that some good people who died too young will be highlighted. But why can’t more of the couples at least have happy love lives?<br /><br />For queers in the church, it’s still like the “bad old days” when it was so rare to see any LGBT person on TV or in a book that we tolerated and even celebrated any queer character at all, even though they were never allowed to live happily ever after.<br /><br />I AM going to try to consciously look for some LGBT saints who lived long, happy lives. Meanwhile, I’m already working hard to add more women, trans, Muslim and Jewish “saints” in the coming months.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-15958539787039161932011-07-26T08:17:42.663-07:002011-07-26T08:17:42.663-07:00May those NY newlyweds have a much happier outcome...May those NY newlyweds have a much happier outcome than Boris and George, though! I'm not a huge fan of tragic romances!Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-83084137161185134742011-07-26T06:12:57.422-07:002011-07-26T06:12:57.422-07:00P.S. "Hat tip" to Jesus in Love blog GLB...P.S. "Hat tip" to Jesus in Love blog GLBT Saints series recently added to my recent post on Kuan Yin by Toby Johnson. Thanks Kitt <3Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196755961428537223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-33746091850961018462011-07-25T12:33:31.199-07:002011-07-25T12:33:31.199-07:00Yes, I think you're on point with that one Kit...Yes, I think you're on point with that one Kitt <3Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196755961428537223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-12174506419447342302011-07-24T20:42:49.113-07:002011-07-24T20:42:49.113-07:00Boris and George must be smiling down on all the n...Boris and George must be smiling down on all the newlyweds in New York, where same-sex marriage became legal today on their feast day.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.com