Pope Francis spoke about how Jesus told his disciples after his Resurrection to return to Galilee where they had first given their lives to him. “To return to Galilee means above all to return to that blazing light with which God’s grace touched me at the start of the journey.” […]
Committees: October possibility and promise
“October had tremendous possibility. The summer’s oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe in miracles.” ― Sarah Guillory, Reclaimed And so October has possibility for all of us in the Catholic Writers Guild. Possibility […]
Network and serve this Fall in CWG Committees
by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees The CALAs have been awarded and the big live conference is over but not the memories. Our new website was launched. The talks and workshops gave us new inspiration for our writing projects. The editors gave us hope at the pitches and we reconnected […]
Momentum from CWCLive
As I happily recover from all the excitement of the Catholic Writers Conference Live, I think about those three days and all the hard work that the committees put in to make it such a glorious time for everyone who attended. And what fun we had! A big shout-out to […]
Committees support CWCLive
The excitement in the air grows as we anticipate Catholic Writers Conference Live! CWCLive is set for July 26-July 29, 2016, in Chicago. The work of many committees supports the conference. During the CWG Meeting and Welcome Session – open to all – the officers, led by President Joe Wetterling, […]
What’s your talent?
by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees Do you spend much time on social media? Our Public Relations Committee has been orphaned for several months. The person needed for this fun job needs to love social media as he or she will work with committee chairs to promote the conferences, our […]
A pause before the excitement of CWCL
– by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees With the Catholic Writers Online Conference behind us we have three months to prepare for the big Catholic Writers Conference – LIVE! Chairs Ann Lewis and Ellen Gable Hrkach announce the theme is “Openness to God’s Will,” an attitude we can all aspire […]
Five ways to share your faith In the Year of Mercy
In this Year of Mercy, Pope Francis encourages us to show God’s mercy through our witness. The Holy Father called this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy to direct our attention and actions “on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s actions in our lives . […]
CWCO Webinar was a smash hit!
by Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Committees The highlight for March was our Catholic Writers Conference Online (CWCO) staring Ann Lewis, Karina Fabian and Laura Lowder – These two organized and, with four moderators, facilitated an amazing weekend of 23 presentations given by 18 presenters to 129 attendees. We also had […]
Join a committee! Have fun networking!
February was awe-inspiring! Committees are working well and having a blast! If you’d like to join in on the fun way to network, we could use you in big ways like taking on the Volunteer Committee. Or how about the Public Relations Committee, if you enjoy social media? Our monthly […]