Multi-Writing

Everyone multi-tasks nowadays. I think multi-tasking with writing projects requires special skills…and its own name. Many of us don’t just multi-task but also multi-write. Multi-writing and multi-creating have been my experience this past intense month with my transfer –not just from Toronto to Boston, but to different kinds of creative work […]

Writing in Faith

This photo is from the last time I took a walk in Toronto before my transfer to Boston. The Lord has a way of sending me signs of His love…how beautifully the sun’s light streams! Sometimes He sends me birdsongs or rainbows. These past couple of days as I arrived in […]

A Writer’s Magnificat

Today, the anniversary of my entrance into religious life, I would like to share my joy and thanksgiving at the wonderful if unexpected way writing has become part of my life as a Daughter of St. Paul. A Writer’s Magnificat My whole being glorifies the greatness of our creative God; […]

A Last Gift to Writers

On February 24, I unexpectedly received a “last gift” from Pope Benedict (now Pope Emeritus) that will serve as a source of my reflection and prayer for some time to come as writer and storyteller. In his address at the conclusion of his Lenten retreat, Pope Benedict explains that medieval theologians translated the […]

Pope Benedict on Social Media

On Dec. 12, 2012, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Benedict sent his first tweet. How appropriate then, is the theme of his message for 2013’s World Communications Day: social media! Titled Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization, the Message is a thoughtful exploration of […]