I'm a Christian, but probably not the kind you're thinking of.

Too often, Christianity is associated with judgmentalism, magical thinking, and stale traditions. My spirituality isn't about any of that.

It's not heaven-focused or sin-obsessed. I don't believe in simplistic, Santa-like versions of God or the idea that anyone had to die for me to be whole.

My Christianity is about humility, not superiority. It's a call to love and serve, not judge. It's about compassion, kindness, and human dignity—a path of meaning, not magic.

I follow a Jesus who cared about people flourishing, especially the lowly and the marginalized, and creating a world based on love.

Moreover, I’m a liminal Catholic.

The word liminal originates from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold. It refers to doorways and entrances, boundaries and blurred lines, and thin places and spaces in between.

Like a shoreline between sand and sea, a liminal Catholic spiritual path is a space between traditional and nontraditional practices and thinking. It is a space between interpretations, and traditional customs and stances.

I find meaning on Catholic shores but with one foot in the sand of traditional practice and one foot in the waters of a Catholicism yet to be.

A Liminal Catholicism (PDF)
An Essay on Personal Spiritual Identity.

The Way of Oran Mor (PDF)
Details on an Irish Lay Monastic Spirituality