August was a slow month for blogging! Do check out the work of these Guild members, and submit your own favorite September blog post by October 11 for the next Round-Up. Larry Peterson’s mind is boggled! His essay reads like many a conversation around my kitchen table. I love the […]
Happy Anniversary!
Today is the fifth anniversary of my first blog post! After all these years, and after expanding, contracting, changing, and expanding my blogging life again, I have a few observations on the territory. First, I think all the adjustments made over the years have helped me enormously. If I had […]
Guess Who’s Been Blogging??
It’s July Round-Up time, and summer has distracted ya’ll from blogging! Here are the winners in the die-hard category: Nancy Ward – Nancy takes on the Enemy! Larry Peterson – Slippery Willie takes on the Creator! Charlotte Ostermann – I take on a bunch of Questions Nobody Asked! Let us […]
You Need a Retreat!
Dear Fellow Guild Members, I write to you all from the midst of my annual retreat, repeating my annual counsel to you to find such a time for yourselves, if at all possible. I have had two weeks, in my own home, in which to rest, pray, and write, for […]
June Round-Up
I have a sneaking suspicion ya’ll think the Round-Up is for a small group of insiders, but you’re wrong! This monthly collection is for all Guild Members who blog. Share your own best, or favorite, post from the prior month, and take a peek at the blogs of your fellow […]
Organization for the Writing Life
None of us has enough time, but we might improve considerably our approach to the time we do have. I suggest we consider time ‘as Catholics,’ ‘as professionals,’ and ‘as artists’ to make the most of time. Catholic Time As Catholics, we should have regular recourse to refreshment in ‘time […]
May Round-Up
Well, howdy, ya’ll! I can’t believe May is over, but then again, I’m waiting for my grandchildren to arrive, so it’s OK by me if time flies! Here are posts from your fellow Guild members to read appreciatively. (Nay, even…responsively!) Kassie Ritman always tells a beautiful story and makes me […]
Write it Anyway
There are times when the bracing wisdom of Bl. Teresa of Calcutta is the only thing that will do. I am paraphrasing her advice, as wisdom for writers, because I need it right now! Maybe you do, too. People often fail to give you feedback. Write it anyway. If you […]
Best of April
Whoosh! Another month just flew by. Did you blog? We did! Please check out what your fellow Guild Members were doing while you were spring cleaning, filling out tax returns, and otherwise engaged. Larry Peterson took on the whole culture – perhaps his blog should be named ‘& Come Out […]
A Ray of Brightness
One prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas stands out as a perfect preface to intellectual work. Before you study, before you write, before you speak, pray this prayer: Ineffable Creator, Who, from the treasures of Your wisdom, have established three hierarchies of angels, have arrayed them in marvelous order, above the […]