Announcement    Lillia Meadow closed for business as of 9 April 2022. Now that some time has passed, I wanted to come back to explain why I sold a flourishing business. The primary reason was the challenges of selling on Etsy, with its ever-increasing fees, failed search engine, and ratings system that lets some buyers extort free goods by threatening a poor review. I could have taken the shop to another venue, or even my own website, but after months of soul searching, I have concluded that I no longer believe in the teachings of the Catholic church, and no longer wish to promote a religious system that uses domination, threats, violence, superstitions and fear to subjugate innocent people. I had the choice between selling the shop or throwing away all the goods. I chose to sell out of respect for my customers, friends and family heritage. I am sorry for any anguish this might cause. When the life of a living, breathing woman became worthless in comparison to that of an embryo that might never draw its first breath, it was the last straw. I finally saw Catholicism in reality, not in the starry-eyed wonder of that little girl who marveled at the mysteries of the Mass. I value you all. I value truth. I value Christ. Just not in this 21st century distorted form.