The struggles of being a modern Catholic in Gifs

Rachael Elmy
2 min readMar 21, 2019

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  1. When you see good points on both the religious and secular sides of an issue
Gif via Giphy and Apartment Guide

2. When you’re in church the morning after watching Netflix all night

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3. When you take an Ash Wednesday selfie

Gif via Giphy and EVIEWHY

4. That suffering when it’s both Lent AND Girl Scout cookie season

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5. When you skip breakfast because you had to run to Mass

Gif via Giphy and Disney’s 101 Dalmations

6. When you genuflect and your knees pop

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7. You either love or hate John Mulaney. There’s no in-between

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8. Both Democrats and Republicans make your head hurt

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9. When you go to college and find out everyone’s left the faith except you

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10. You’ve Instagrammed something in church at least once because the alter can be super aesthetic

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Rachael Elmy

A writer of the weird and beautiful. Or weirdly beautiful. Or beautifully weird. Find me at https://rachaelelmy.wordpress.com