Crumpled

The other day my favorite meditation publication had a piece from Sister Wendy Beckett.   If you don’t know her, Sister Beckett is a consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who lives under the protection of the Carmelites in England.  She is also a stunningly insightful art expert.   At this point in […]

Writer’s Opportunity

If you are lucky enough to live in the area take advantage of this amazing opportunity.  …..mmmmmmmm Thomas Merton,  Maybe this is how he started out?   There will be a Catholic Writers’ Retreat at the Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, Pennsylvania – September 29 to October 3, 2014. This […]

Rita

  ST. RITA Oh Rita, woman of Cascia, Who carried burden upon burden, Yet, sought more suffering By accepting Christ’s thorn, And now pleads to relieve Others’ misfortune. Clyde L. Borg  Clyde L Borg is a retired high school teacher. He has been writing poetry and nonfiction sinc1998. Some of […]

What’s our Mission?

Part 2 of How to Form and Facilitate a Critique Group As I wrote in my post yesterday, I presented the non-fiction critique workshop at the Catholic Writers Guild Live Conference last week. I drew from my experience as facilitator and co-facilitator of two different critique groups to demonstrate how […]

Giving Thanks

Last month, I attended CWG’s Your Word is My Delight: A Catholic Writers’ Retreat in Dewitt, Michigan. As is so often the case, it took me a few days post-retreat to recognize the gifts poured out by the Holy Spirit through the event. Opportunities to pray abounded. Daily Rosary, daily […]