Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Read them out loud right now, wherever you are, the words of John the Baptist in John 3:30 (NRSVCE: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” If this didn’t give you… Continue reading “I Must Decrease”
Author: 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.
Who Is the Liar?
Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ?This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. (1 John 2:22, NRSVCE) The author… Continue reading Who Is the Liar?
On the Nightstand: To Be Told
I wasn’t a churchgoer in my twenties when I learned to write fast and short. But that skill has served me well as a Catholic writer for the past decade. You’ve likely had similar experiences, where you could see in the present that God used your post in an unexpected way. But I’ve honestly never… Continue reading On the Nightstand: To Be Told
Saint Stephen and Speaking Truth
Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It doesn’t seem quite right, does it? Yesterday, we celebrated the baby Jesus, come to redeem us all. Then today, wham! Today’s lectionary readings remind us that being a Christian isn’t… Continue reading Saint Stephen and Speaking Truth