A Witch and The Eucharist: A Pagan Mystic’s Gratitude

With the recent passing of Pope Francis, I was inspired to offer these words of gratitude for the blessings the Catholic Church has offered me. 

I am a witch. A pagan mystic.

I honor Mother Earth, speak with the stars, and feel the pull of the Moon in my blood. Ritual is my native language, and mystery my guide and companion.

And yet, I have found deep spiritual nourishment in places some might find unlikely—most especially, in the Catholic Church.

I have sat in silence in Jesuit retreats, where the world hushes and the soul finds its own breath. I have knelt in quiet chapels, where stillness hums with Presence. And in those spaces, I have been transformed—not into someone else, but deeper into who I truly am.

I understand the harm the Church has done. I carry the stories of ancestors who suffered under its weight. And still, I offer my gratitude. Because within the shadow, there is also profound light.

The Eucharist, above all, opens my heart.

Every day, in every Catholic church on this planet, the ritual unfolds: bread becomes body, wine becomes blood, Christ becomes matter.

It is powerful magick.  Potent and important. 

To me, it is not merely symbolic. This ritual literally brings Christ into matter. An extraordinary act of service performed over and over in devotion. I believe this daily ritual—this humble miracle—anchors a frequency of light on Earth that serves all of us, whether we know it or not.

This is what mystics understand, across traditions. That the sacred is not owned. That spirit flows where it is welcomed. That every act of reverence becomes a ripple in the great field of becoming.

So yes, I am a pagan.

Yes, I am a witch.

And yes—I offer by gratitude with reverence to the Catholic Church and her priests for this blessed service done time and time again. 

Because the Earth needs holy acts. Because matter needs to remember its divinity.

And because Love, when embodied, is the most powerful spell of all.

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