Catholics, Know Your History! Writer Mary McWilliams urges Catholics to embrace the Catholic Church’s history with all is blemishes and beauty, and to begin with the spirited re-release of, ‘Triumph, The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church.’ If Catholic news junkies have felt a bit twitchy that their church […]
Our Luminous Eucharist
Author Margaret Zacharias shares with readers one of the best kept secrets of the church — visionary St. Juliana of Liege.
Cath-Lit Live: A Faith Such as Heaven Intended
Amy J. Cattapan interviews Amanda Lauer about the fifth book in her Heaven Intended series, set during the Civil War.
Why Do We Write?
Why Do We Write? I never knew him. Even after he died, it would be another 60 years before I made my humble entrance onto the world stage as one of his many great, great grandchildren. The family occasionally spoke of him through the years, but I didn’t start to […]
Celebrate the dedication of the ‘mother and head’ of all churches on Nov. 9
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.
Retreat and Discernment
Author Margaret King Zacharias shares a ‘transfiguring’ retreat experience exploring Ignatian spirituality and encourages others in the process.
Fall into Pieces or Peace in a Storm?
Fall into Pieces or Peace in a Storm? When you face the storms of life, which do you cling to—pieces or peace? We’re all going to face adversity—life’s storms and earthquakes: illness, being “the other,” not fitting in… But how are you going to react? Fall to pieces? Or slide […]
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.’
The Habsburg Way: Seven Rules for Turbulent Times – A Review
The Catholic Writers Guild and an Austrian archduke play connecting parts in Writer Amanda Lauer’s fascinating and prolific career. In this week’s blog, she shares her review of the archduke’s latest book.
Lovely Genealogies
Thanks to Blog Writer Sarah Torbeck, those tongue-twisting names in the Bible seem less intimidating when we remember they belong to our ancestors in the large, glorious tree of the family of God.