This month, the Catholic Writers Guild is touring Michael LaMore’s book, ‘Rebellion: The Epic Saga of Marriage, Satan, and the Battle for Our Souls.’
Who Do You Say That I Am?
Margaret Zacharias reflects on the impact of an encounter with Pope Benedict XVI and her later visit to his birthplace.
Who Are the “Scribes and Pharisees?”
Who Are the “Scribes and Pharisees?” By the grace of God, I was able to travel to Germany and attend the 2022 Oberammergau Passion Play. I learned why most people blessed with this opportunity can afterwards only murmur, “It was a privilege.” The experience was truly beyond words. Try, for […]
The Passion of Christ
The Passion of Christ These days the media seems to besiege us with headlines about the next terrible plague. Whether it’s the latest Covid variant or a new, horrible pox, it’s challenging not to become anxious. We shudder, and continue to pray that we and our families will be spared. […]
CWG Book Blast! Ellen Gable’s “Where Angels Pass”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Ellen Gable’s book, “Where Angels Pass.” It is a 2022 CWG Seal of Approval recipient! Young boy’s sexual abuse by a priest in the 1950s leads to a crisis of faith and catastrophe consequences when he reached adulthood. #FREE on #KINDLE Summary: […]
Wounded Souls and Quiet Heroes
Driving into town this morning, passing by the refurbished diner, the town hall—its door wide open to the Coffee and Gab Saturday regulars, a friend heading into the post office, and finally turning into the Glendale Cemetery to check on a recent inquiry about a gravesite, I considered a book my friend […]
Imaginative Wonder
Elves and Wood Folk live here. In a late-summer morning, birds chirping, crickets humming, green leaves languidly swaying, bushes blooming, hens wandering sedately across the yard—queens of their private domain—and my world is blessed. I do not trouble my soul with questions on such a morning. I breathe deep and […]
In a Tilted World
Poison ivy, phone issues, a leaky sink, and tenacious weeds could have ruined my week. Lucky for me—life is bigger than bad moments, and free will is the true test of love. There is an old oak tree that stands on the edge of our property, and every time I […]
Menagerie of Hidden Influences
My synaptic mailbox is full. Sitting in a relatively quiet room—the birds are chirping outside, the downstairs refrigerator is rattling, and the drier is whirling about—I alternate my gaze from myriad unfinished projects to pictures and paintings covering the walls to the well-tended jungle growing just beyond my porch. In […]
Mercy’s Sake
Deception makes fools of us all. Yet sometimes the truth hurts so much that we hold back for mercy’s sake. Our human journey can be a treacherous one to be sure. It’s snowing now, very cold, and more snow and lower temperatures are on the way. Our woodstove pipe slipped a […]