A Love Affair with God by Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND G.K. Chesterton said, “Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.” Humans exhibit certain characteristics toward a loved one, for example, constantly thinking of them and delighting in being together. When you are involved […]
CWG Book Blast: Matt Estrade’s “The Peace With Dementia Rosary: Education, Intentions, Community”
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Matt Estrade’s book, “The Peace with Dementia Rosary: Education, Intentions, Community.” It received an Imprimatur on June 6, 2019. What if your Catholic faith could help guide you on the journey when your family has been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or another […]
CWG Book Blast! “Saved by the Alphabet,” by Maurice Prater
This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Maurice Prater’s book, “Saved by the Alphabet.” It has a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur from The Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, J.C.D., Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina. Can children learn about people in the Bible while learning their ABCs? Summary: Saved by […]
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 […]
Your Faith Has Made You Well, by Barbara Hosbach
Thank you Barbara Hosbach for writing, exclusively for me, “Your Faith Has Made You Well.” I’m amazed at how you know me so thoroughly, and I realize that you must have spent hours or even days meditating on each of these scriptures in order to develop such marvelous insights and […]
Need More Space?
As I prayed the Divine Office, I realized I was missing something important. When I pray alone, I tend to forget the call-and-response rhythm of the psalms. A more conscious effort to place the pause within each couplet, instead of between couplets restores the sense that I am praying with […]
I Thirst for Your Love – Book Review from Barb Schonenberger
From time to time our members come across a “treasure” that they just have to yell about. Today we can all benefit from a find from Barb Schonenberger. KC All of us need reminders of how much God loves us and how much He desires that […]
Don’t Let Your Genre Pin You Down
The other week I sat down to write a quick bit of catechesis on a tricky Gospel reading. I think of myself as a non-fiction writer, and explaining Bible verses is exactly the kind of non-fiction I write most, lately. So I started composing a lengthy explication-of-the-text that would have […]
Black Bear of Clermont County
Southwest Ohioans are tracking a black bear that has roamed the region for several weeks now. It likely swam across the Ohio river in a moment of disorientation and police want to get close enough to tranquilize it so they can transport it back to the hills of Kentucky or Tennessee. […]
My Neighbor and the “Firsts”
Did you practice either the First Friday or the First Saturday devotions? My mother told me about them—or was it the nuns at St. Peter in Chains Grade School. I don’t know if I actually completed one before I was twenty but I know I tried. As I remember them, […]