On the Nightstand: The Handy Little Guide: Liturgy of the Hours by Barb Szyszkiewicz

by Melanie on April 1, 2023

in Newsletter, Nonfiction, On the Nightstand, Prayer, Spirituality

Back in the fall of 2019, I bought the 2,000-page Christian Prayer: Liturgy of the Hours, with every intention of adopting the practice of stopping to pray five times a day (also known as the Divine Office) in 2020. I was just starting to get into this beautiful habit and then, well, covid. And I […]

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On the Nightstand: How to Relax

by Melanie on March 1, 2022

in Books, Newsletter, Nonfiction, On the Nightstand, Spirituality, Writing

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, died earlier this year at age 95. I had a vague recollection of him meeting with the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton during the Vietnam War, but that was about it. But the obituaries about him intrigued me, and I learned that a friend had been on […]

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On the Nightstand: Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Martha and Martha

by Melanie on November 1, 2021

in Books, Catholicism, Newsletter, Nonfiction, On the Nightstand, Prayer, Spirituality, Writing

I had the pleasure of scanning through a galley of Claire McGarry’s wonderful new book, and now I’m looking forward to holding it in my own hands as I read it. Regardless of how much we grow spiritually, I’m betting we all still identify with Martha telling Jesus, “Make my sister help me!” and Mary […]

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On the Nightstand: ‘Til I Want No More

by Melanie on September 12, 2021

in Books, Newsletter, On the Nightstand, Writing

I’ve seen a lot of positive reviews for this novel from Robin W. Pearson. The publisher calls it “a Christian fiction novel with a poignant story of romance, a search for truth, and a journey to redemption”–all things I look for, don’t you? It’s the story of Maxine, who has a fiance and an orderly […]

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