From the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty the words of Emma Lazarus proclaim: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Despite […]
From the President’s Desk – Memorable Moments from the CWCL
The 2013 Catholic Writers Conference Live is over and those of us who attended have been re-energized with new ideas from the varied and inspiring presenters and panel members. This year’s conference was a great success with over 100 attendees and many volunteers. Special thanks to Ann Lewis, Conference Coordinator, […]
Praise God, All Creation–Even the Magnetosphere!
This year, I teach 4th grade RE. On September 23rd, we read this Psalm: Last weekend, we read this psalm: Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights. Praise him, all you his angels; give praise, all you his hosts. Praise him, sun and moon; praise […]
Guild members are winning, publishing and practicing Acts of Mercy with their writing
“The Song of the Saw-Whet Owl”, a story written by member Ed Hara, won 1st place in the Writer’s Digest 81st Annual Competition in the Inspirational Writing category. Ed won $1000, $100 off any purchase from the Writer’s Digest Shop, and a one-year Writer’s Digest VIP membership, which includes a […]
The Value of Live Conferences and Long-Lasting Friendships
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” St. Thomas Aquinas When I self-published my first novel seven years ago, I joined a local secular writers’ group but never quite felt a connection. It was only through the Catholic Writers Online (Yahoo group) that I […]
One of my Favorite Characters, Sister Grace
I’m excited to blog today about one of my dear characters, Sister Grace, for two reasons: First, her second book came out this month—Live and Let Fly. Second, her story, Siren Spell, comes out today from Flying Island Press. Sister Grace is not your typical nun. First of all, she’s […]
Chat With Karina Fabian and Her Main Man, err…Dragon, Vern!
Come on! Join the fun! On Sunday, April 22 at 7:00pm EST, The Writer’s Chatroom will host a chat with our very own Karina Fabian. As of today special guest Vern, dragon detective extraordinaire, has agreed to stop in and answer a few questions as well. And yes, he’s a […]
“Government Pork” by Karina Fabian
Dear Friends: The HHS compromise is no compromise—it’s an escalation, making it impossible not only for the Catholic Church to live according to its beliefs, but any small business that may also believe as the Church does. I wrote this parable to try to put the debate out of the […]
CWG NEWS
GABLE TRIPLES THE TOP TEN LIST Ellen Gable Hrkach, Vice President of the Catholic Writers Guild, reached a milestone last week: all three of her novels were in the top ten of their category on Amazon Kindle. At one point, all three books were in the top five! (As of […]
Notes on Homilies: Sacrifice and Suffering
by Karina Fabian Saw an interesting blog post by Roman Catholic Cop. He was challenged to record one thought from the weekly homilies at Mass. In Matthew Kelly’s talk, “The Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality” he suggests taking ONE thing from father’s homily on Sunday and to write it down […]