of Seven Fish. A few years ago my sisters and I became the first Polynesian dancers to perform at the National Shrine. I cherish my Catholic upbringing and education, which forms the backbone of my culture, my character, and my sense of purpose, but it has also been a point of struggle for me in recent years. rowing into my teen years, I learned how to think critically about myself and the world around me, to question my initial assumptions about how I
should act and who I should be. To anyone who knows me, I’m a passionate feminist with views one might generally describe as “progressive.” To those who know me well, I’ve been out as bisexual for a little over a year. While I’m proud of who I’ve become at this stage of life, there is a certain amount of stress that comes with being caught in the center of a battle for the future of the Church. he friction between what often seem to be
A Constellation of Freckles, Camilla Johnson, watercolor and colored pencil
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