“Down in my bones, my deepest need is to know Jesus better.” Thus Julie Davis opens her second book, Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life: Prayers and Reflections for Getting Closer. I’ve been a fan of Julie Davis since she autographed her first book, Happy Catholic, for me five years ago. […]
Committees start strong in 2018!
Project: Social Media Purpose: Promote the Guild and its activities in social media. The social media group continued reasonably well. We still had times when volunteers didn’t fill the buffer of posts, and there were days with no social media, but we have three volunteers now (Jane Lebak, Lisa Mayer […]
How (and why) to give your testimony during the holidays
David Palmer, manager of Guadalupe Radio Network’s KATH 910 AM, interviewed me for a holiday show last year. The program aired the day after Thanksgiving throughout North Texas. The interview session was lots of fun! The listeners got good advice on why and how to share their faith stories during the […]
A retreat to remember
The camaraderie with other writers at the Catholic Writers Retreat was exciting and the speakers encouraging. The space and time to write was a breath of peace in my over busy life. We had plenty of time slots designated for writing and a critique group of ten writers in various […]
Me? An evangelist?
Did you know that when you were baptized, you were anointed to be an evangelist? Yes — you, I and every Christian are meant to bring others into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. How do we do that? There are as many ways as there are people to fulfill this […]
Valentines for God
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Feeling guilty yet? The excesses of the holidays make clear the need to evaluate many aspects of our lives and resolve to change them. In February we realize how idealistic we were on the first day of a new year. What’s so obvious […]
Don’t forget to register for the Catholic Writers Conference Online
The busiest committee right now is our Catholic Writers Conference Online, lead by Karina Fabian and Laura Lowder. “We’ve had more people assist this year. Promotions have started,” Karina said. But you can help promote the conference by sending out the posting the release below on social media, blogs and […]
True Radiance, Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life
The subtitle of True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life, reflects Lisa Mladinich’s way of relating her experience and encouragement to women. Readers find grace here in her wisdom and insight. Lisa covers all aspects of menopause and asks searching questions about inner and outer beauty. She […]
Committees report 2016 successes
Here we are in a big transition from 2016 to 2017 with many changes and successes to celebrate and more to come! My deepest gratitude for all my hard-working committee chairs who have made 2016 a banner year for CWG. Here are a few highlights: Facebook- Karina Fabian – Membership […]
How I use blogging to prepare for media interviews
Last week Dave Palmer interviewed me for the Guadalupe Radio Network of 30 markets on How to Give Your Testimony During the Holidays. We had a lot of fun with the interview, and it was well received. Here is a link to my portion of the show, “Giving your Testimony […]