Being Christ in Our Lives: Dorothy Smith

Last month I had the joy of spending time with one of my very favorite relatives, my aunt Dorothy Smith. Her wedding to my beloved uncle when I was five was one of the highlights of my childhood: Dorothy was just so beautiful that day, she newsletter_dorothylooked like a princess! As you can see in this photo, she is if anything more beautiful today.

In the intervening years, Dorothy has had significant accomplishments–serving in a high-ranking staff position with the South Dakota Supreme Court–and some big challenges–successfully battling breast cancer. But if you talk with her, you’ll find she’d much rather talk about the four wonderful children she and my uncle raised and their twelve grandchildren. Dorothy’s strong Catholic faith has sustained her since childhood. She lives it every day in the way she laughs and the way she loves.

Who reflects Christ to you?

By Melanie

Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.

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