Editor’s Note: Please welcome CWG member and guest blogger Dennis P. McGeehan as he kicks off our Fortnight of Freedom series. In the Gospel, Jesus says that it would be better for a person to have a millstone tied to his neck and be thrown into the sea than to […]
Marie-Antoinette and Me
The following is a reprint of an interview by British author Gareth Russell about how I came to write about a certain Queen of France. GR: I think one of the things that made “Trianon” such a joy to read is that you and I have both written works that […]
Easter Duty
In today’s culture we have a tendency to look at the events of our lives and define them with a precise beginning and an end. This is particularly true of our holiday events. We plan and prepare for the Easter meal and make sure we have gotten sufficient chocolate bunnies, […]
Messengers of Mercy by Kathleen Swartz McQuaig
I don’t know about you, but I think we artists, musicians, speakers, writers and editors need mercy. And, if we want to share God’s mercy with a hurting world, we need to open ourselves to our Lord’s mercy in our lives. So, where do we begin? Each year on the […]
The Beauty of All Things
“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. […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
Before You, Life and Death
I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him… (Dt 30:19; cf […]