I was a newspup, just twenty-four and working the night shift solo at United Press International’s Sioux Falls, South Dakota, bureau in October 1980. You couldn’t have told me I was young then, though. I’d been on the job for two-plus years and considered myself a
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.
Something Greater than the Temple
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It’s been an interesting time for a number of my friends and me. New jobs. New babies. New relationships. New adventures in
The Hardest Part: The Waiting or the Asking?
In March, I asked some close friends if they knew anyone who could help me with shooting video for presentations related to my book Sisterhood of Saints: Daily Guidance and Inspiration, which comes out in September. One offered to teach me how to do it;
Of Hatred… and Love
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Father Francois Mourad died at the hands of Syrian rebels on June 23. They said he was collaborating with the Assad regime.