Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It was a truly sorrowful earthly life for Mary, if you want to look at it that way. Fleeing into Egypt with her family because an angel told her husband her… Continue reading Of Sorrow and Faith
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.
Where He Came From, Where We Came From
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Where did Jesus come from? The Gospels of both Luke and Matthew offer the genealogy of Jesus. Both appear to be through Joseph, Mary’s husband, though some believe Luke’s actually refers… Continue reading Where He Came From, Where We Came From
A Baggy Yellow Shirt, Black Jersey Capris, and Friendship
You’ve probably read my friend Patricia Lorenz’s “Baggy Yellow Shirt” story, about a joke and a lot of love between her and her mom. It’s been published all over the place, and people all over the internet, like this site, regularly appropriate it without permission or credit. But this isn’t a story about a baggy… Continue reading A Baggy Yellow Shirt, Black Jersey Capris, and Friendship
On the Nightstand: The Mirror & the Light
I’d been meaning to read Wolf Hall, the first in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, for years. Then it turned out my friend MEG was a fan, so I borrowed her copy about a year ago and was hooked. I didn’t know much about Cromwell before this (though I could have named you all… Continue reading On the Nightstand: The Mirror & the Light