Friends in Faith: Melanie Cameron

“Never see a need without doing something about it,” Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop used to say. My friend Melanie Cameron puts that into action. In addition to being a devoted wife and mom, Mel always is answering needs. She is the executive director of St. Anthony’s Bridal, a non-profit in my area that helps… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Melanie Cameron

On the Nightstand: Seven-Storey Mountain

Twice, I’ve started this Thomas Merton memoir, billed as “one of the most famous books ever written about a man’s search for faith and peace.” But then well, I got busy…   I ran across it in late May as I was cleaning my bookshelves, and I swear, this will be the time I finish… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Seven-Storey Mountain

Souls to the Kingdom

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. I made my Cursillo in November 2006 at the Josephite Pastoral Center in Washington, D.C., and sat at the table of the amazing graces. Two weeks earlier, I’d been on my… Continue reading Souls to the Kingdom

Departures

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. “But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me,  ‘Where are you going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled… Continue reading Departures