While interviewing Gary Zimak about his new book, Find a Real Friend in Jesus: Ten Amazingly Easy Steps, I found a fascinating backstory of how a conversion experience propelled him into a career as a full-time Catholic evangelist. Nancy: How did God guide you into a career as a Catholic […]
Saved by the Mercy of a Stranger
We cannot escape the Lord’s words to us, and they will serve as the criteria upon which we are judged: whether we have fed the hungry and given drink to the thirsty, welcomed the stranger and clothed the naked, or spent time with the sick and those in prison […]
Planets, Dr. Seuss and Snowflakes—Combined Proof That There is a CREATOR
Ten years ago, NASA’s new, Horizon Spacecraft left our humble, little planet and began its voyage to to the edges of our solar system and beyond. After traveling 3 billion-plus miles, New Horizon finally passed Pluto, the furthest planet from our sun. I don’t know about you but I find […]
Writers: Journal your Faith Story, Part 2
Part 2: The long and the short of it Last month and during my presentation of “Sharing Your Faith Story as a Writer” for the March 4-6 Catholic Writers Conference Online, I stressed preparing to evangelize by keeping a spiritual journal. As writers, we know that brevity gets attention! Focused […]
Writers: Journal your Faith Story, Part 1
Part 1 – Always be ready to evangelize As a sidebar to my presentation of “Sharing Your Faith Story as a Writer” for the March 4-6 Catholic Writers Conference Online, I stress the value of preparing to evangelize by maintaining a spiritual journal. Writers keep a journal to capture inspirations, […]
Ten Trends You Need to Know About
Non-fiction writers will want to read John L. Allen, Jr.’s book The Future Church to learn “How ten trends are revolutionizing the Catholic Church.” You’ll be writing for a church that is increasingly globalized, responds to new problems raised by the biotech revolution and expanding lay roles, and that is […]
Why is a Catholic novelist especially suited to writing dystopian fiction?
Here’s a piece from member and GUEST POSTER Theresa Linden about a topic that many Catholic writers are not familiar with: Dystopia, no it’s not a place! KC Before I wrote my dystopian fiction, Chasing Liberty, I wrote Catholic teen fiction and YA with supernatural elements. I enjoyed […]
The Choice of Grace
What is it? Can you figure it out? It’s undeniably there! Oh, sorry, but those are the thoughts that run through my head any time I witness Francis engage his people. A few days ago he actually participated in a TV interview and talked (via video link) with real people […]
In the Middle of It
The last few weeks have been crazy. So many things seem to have just gone “round the bend” in our current culture. The Supreme Court has re-defined marriage in a decision that is just as crazy as Roe. The tenth circuit has declared that the Little Sisters of the Poor […]
The Importance of Syncing!
Do you have the Galaxy Note 7? Are you Synced? Do these questions confuse you? Syncing has nothing to do with the dinner dishes. Rather, it is a word that the “young people” understand as a regular in their vocabulary. You know, those people who do not know what a turn table is, who […]