St. John Lateran isn’t who―or what―you think. Author Mary McWilliams explains this day of dedication of the ‘pope’s church,’ which is yours too.
A Place at the Table
Kimberly Novak shares a prayerful and imaginative way of bringing Jesus to the family table.
Mount Carmel
Author Margaret Zacharias recounts an inspirational experience at Mount Carmel that, with Pentecost and the fresh Spring air, breathe in new life to chase away the modern-day ‘baals.’
Our Lady of a Thousand Names
We all know her as ‘Mother’ and this May, Blog Author Margaret Zacharias introduces us to a few of the less familiar names of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Hope and Resilience
Blog Writer Margaret Zacharias offers a special journey into Holy Week with a story of Eastern Orthodox icons that spans centuries and countries. The treasure-filled history weaves in saintly and angelic visions given to a Swiss housewife, schoolboys’ antics, and brings us to an underground chapel at a monastery in Ireland for a special anniversary on Easter Monday.
CWG Book Blast! Victoria Ryan’s “I’m Listening: Praying With Art and Story”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Victoria Ryan’s book, “I’m Listening: Praying with Art and Story.” It is a CWG Seal of Approval recipient! A unique meditation that engages your “right brain” attributes of color, emotion, and imagination to discover God’s fingerprints all over your daily life.
Beautiful Writing Will Save the World
While spending time with my friend Megan Chalfant, a wonderful Catholic artist, a few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of art (including writing) as prayer. I understood that we as creators should pray over our work, dedicating it to God. But I hadn’t thought about […]
My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints
“Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.” ~Apocalypse 13:10 My Peace I Give You by Dawn Eden is a much-needed spiritual resource for those recovering from any type of physical or emotional suffering brought on by the lust, crassness or cruelty of others. It took a long […]
What Do Writers Want?
I love Dorothy Sayers’ book, Are Women Human? With a wit like a sword, she makes the point that there is no such thing as ‘women,’ but only the actual woman you encounter. ‘Women’ is a facile lumping of a whole bunch of individual and various human beings into a […]
Mardi Gras of Lenten Devotionals: Cultivating God’s Garden through Lent
We have about a half-dozen or so CWG authors who have written Lenten devotionals, and over the next few weeks, I’d like to introduce a few of them. First up is Margaret Realy, author of the freshly-released Cultivating God’s Garden Through Lent (Patheos Press, January 2013). This book has received […]