This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Jane Lebak’s book, “The Boys Upstairs (A Father Jay Story).” It is a CWG Seal of Approval recipient! A disabled priest and a jaded cop struggle to save three homeless children on the nights before Christmas. Summary: Father Jay is a disabled […]
When You Think You Think You Have Nothing to Give, Bring Your Drum…
At least that is what a young boy did thousands of years ago when he wanted to honor a new king. You probably can hear the drum beating as he asks “Shall I play for you? On my drum?” You know the rest. Most of my life, I’ve felt I […]
Holy Enough
Everything in life is a cycle. Birth to death, Spring to Winter, river to lake to ocean, seed to fruit, atom to mass to energy, everything. You could say that about the spiritual life also. We haltingly learn the prayers, then receive the sacraments then work at “the life” and […]
CWG Book Blast: Ornamental Graces, by Carolyn Astfalk
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Guildie Carolyn Astfalk’s book, Ornamental Graces. It is a CWG Seal of Approval winner. Teaser: After his duplicitous girlfriend left, Dan Malone spent six months in a tailspin of despair and destruction: emotional, physical, and spiritual. Just when his life seems to […]
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 […]
Something Worth Waiting For
By Janice Lane Palko Advent is upon us – a season of waiting. I hate to admit it, but I’m a bad “waiter.” I’m not too deficient with the day-to-day waiting of standing in line at the grocery store, or cooling my heels at the post office, or idling in […]
CWG Book Blast: “Celebrating Advent and Christmas With Children,” by Colleen Rooney
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touting Guildie Colleen Rooney’s book, Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Children: Food Celebrations with the Saints for Home and School. It is a SOA winner. Are you looking for a warm, inspiring book for Christmas for yourself or as a gift? Look no further! […]
Healing Our Decembers
Tears flowed freely during the meeting with my spiritual director, Sandy, as I shared with her the pain I was feeling. “December is here,” I said. “I get such a wave of anxiety and grief at this time of year.” Somehow, I have a hunch I’m not alone in experiencing […]
Celebrating Our First Christmas with Alzheimer’s Disease: Laughter Allowed
IT MAKES SENSE TO ME by Larry Peterson I guess the first time I realized that something was really wrong was about a year and a half ago. I have a bedroom I turned into an office, and I was sitting at the keyboard clicking away. I sensed someone behind […]
The Nativity of Our Lord
Luke 2: 1-20 The Infancy Narrative In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up […]