This handy and inspirational guidebook comes from a wealth of experience from Lisa Hendey, the creator of CatholicMom.com. Her character comes through in sharing candidly so many events and decisions that developed her own well-earned proficiency in raising faith-filled children. Her abundant generosity flows from her heart onto the pages […]
Oz Moments of Discipleship
CatholicMom.com’s Lawn Chair Catechism lesson for this week from Sherry Weddell’s “Forming Intentional Disciples,” is Chapter 4: The Fruit of Discipleship. Does this description of disciples make you yearn to be one? To know and follow Jesus as close as his best friends? “Disciples pray with passion. Disciples worship. Disciples […]
Review: 21 Ways to Worship, a Guide to Eucharistic Adoration by Vinny Flynn
A few months ago I attempted to add Adoration to my schedule as more than a once-in-a-while event. On my way home one afternoon I stopped at the chapel to pray for the 30 extra minutes I had. I felt that was a good start. Lingering after morning mass at […]
Amazing Grace for Married Couples
Jeff Cavins, Matthew Pinto, and Patti Armstrong teamed up to write this remarkable collection. It portrays the varied experiences of twelve couples whose marriages could never have survived without both spouses having a change of heart. The voices of each husband and wife describe every possible attack against marriage. Situations […]
Deanna Klingel Interview
Tenny recently interviewed YA author and CWG member Deanna Klingel for the Charlotte NC diocesen newspaper, the Catholic News Herald. SAPPHIRE — Author Deanna Klingel has a lot of “loves” in her life; her faith, family, gardening, her glorious dogs and, thankfully for all her readers, she loves telling stories. […]
President’s Message
Hello CWG Members! On behalf of the entire Catholic Writers Guild Board, I’d like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year! I’d also like to take this opportunity to formally welcome Jennifer Fitz to our board as Vice President. I had the […]
Self-Publishing and Web Presence
Since I self-published my first book eight years ago, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of self-published books being released. In 2009, nearly 80 percent of all books released were self-published. And with the e-book revolution, there are even more independently published books released each year. Many […]
On the ground in Dallas
Editor’s note: We’ll have a few people live-blogging the conference this week. Enjoy! Hey everyone, I’m your resident conference first-timer, so if anyone else out there is brand new to this, say hello! I’m on the ground in Dallas, and so far: -I had an awesome lunch with a (non-writer) […]
Madame de Polignac and the Politics of Calumny
The closest confidante of Queen Marie-Antoinette was Madame de Polignac. Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac, also referred to as “Yolande,” is usually portrayed in books and films as Marie-Antoinette’s “bad girl” friend, responsible for leading the young queen of France into a wild, decadent lifestyle. Often depicted as a […]
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 […]