“God looked at everything he had made, and found it very good.” (Gen 1:31)Beauty is a prophet. It points us toward God. A flower, a field, or a sunset inspires us. These in-spire, or “breathe in”, to us something of God’s truth. The dangerous or dark inspires us as well. […]
A cuppa Joe…
So who is this new guy posting to the CWG blog? I’m a teacher, instructional designer, and proud homeschooling dad. I’m a Catholic blogger and am working on my first contracted book. I’m a Jersey boy (no, not the Shore – much further west!), and even in my short life, […]
What I Love about Being Catholic Online
Every week, I encourage you to keep going with your blogging. I share tips and advice to the best of my ability. I try to be candid and not too idealistic. Blogging’s hard work. But, as I was reminded recently, so is life. Period. Last week, I had a bit […]
Towards a Literature that is Catholic, with Barbara Nicolosi
Barbara Nicolosi of Act One has graciously invited us to share the transcript of her recent workshop at the 2012 Catholic Writers Conference Online, “Towards a Literature that is Catholic”. What is Catholic Literature? She writes: I want to say that I object to the basic notion of us writing […]
Sunshine of Resurrection
Welcome back to our final post in the Lenten devotional series. I hope you enjoy and thank you for returning. Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. (Acts 3:19, KJV) […]
CWG Prayer Chain Post: April 9, 2012
The CWG Prayer Chain Post is a weekly post for members to include their special intentions by adding a comment. Colossians 3:1-4 Since you have been raised up to be with Christ, you must look for the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand. Let […]
Marketing Your Self-Published Book
After years of creating, editing, polishing and many revisions, the last line of your book is written. You have sent it off to the printer. You are finally finished! Now you can sit back, kick up your feet and relax while your book becomes a bestseller. Wrong. For the self-published […]
Holy Saturday 2012 – How Are You Going to Die to Self?
Today is Holy Saturday: The last day of the Lenten marathon in our effort to go deeper in our faith, grow stronger in our spirituality, and to get closer to God. Christ’s passion is upon us. On Holy Saturday, Jesus rests in the tomb, dead. We have been talking about […]
When Lent Becomes Personal
Part of the Lenten Journey series Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. – John 13:5 It’s been a pretty pathetic Lent, or so I thought until about 10 AM on Tuesday morning. It […]