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. A hot summer night at an out-of-the-way Italian restaurant. Good food. Good wine. A friend and I are catching up on our lives and what we’re reading. I mention I’ve… Continue reading Of Following, Flaws and All
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.
Of Sunshine and Other Patriots
You’ve likely never heard of any of them. They did nothing special–other than put their lives or reputations on the line, eagerly or reluctantly. I’m talking about my two dozen or so ancestors who participated in one way or another in the American Revolution. One of them, Jabez Beers, died in the war. He was… Continue reading Of Sunshine and Other Patriots
Walking in His Presence
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 just a walk, after all. Or at least, it often starts that way. God asks us to walk with him, to spend time with him. He asked Abraham to… Continue reading Walking in His Presence
Of Conversion
“Paul wasn’t a convert,” the Smithsonian lecturer said, going on to explain how Paul wouldn’t have called himself a Christian and how his aim was to bring Gentiles into the fold, not to be among the organizers of a new faith. I got his point. There’s no evidence Paul ever renounced Judaism, anymore than Jesus… Continue reading Of Conversion