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; […]
Nurturing Our Writing with a Playful Spirit
Summer brings a “break” from our ordinary routine and can provide a sense of refreshment and renewal. Many of us juggle multiple responsibilities, squeezing writing into the free corners of our lives. This means that when other people are taking time to relax, we are doing the wonderful but challenging […]
Eucharist: Model of All True Communication
I was privileged to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi–the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ–all weekend. I’m continuing in the spirit of that wonderful feastday today, during my Eucharistic adoration. Jesus in the Eucharist is the ultimate Font and Model of all true communication–a giving of self […]
Icon of Mary for Catholic Communicators
Mary, Queen of Apostles, is a wonderful icon for Catholic writers and communicators. On May 18th, the Saturday before Pentecost, the Pauline Family celebrates the Feast of Mary, Queen of Apostles. The images of Mary, Queen of Apostles, usually picture her at Pentecost, when she was gathered in prayer with […]
Easter: New Beginnings for Writers
Blessed Easter! Many of us think of January 1st as a day of new beginnings, but the real new beginning for us as believers is Easter. Lent and the Paschal Triduum is a transformative experience that not only forms us spiritually, but as writers. This year, Easter is a true […]
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 […]
Writing Resolutions for 2013 as the Year of Faith
While the Year of Faith started on October 11, the beginning of 2013 gives us another opportunity to renew our faith in this Year of Faith, or to re-commit to our earlier resolutions that we haven’t quite carried out…yet. As a Catholic writer, I spontaneously thought of three ways I […]