The worst of times was coming; two of them knew it. John’s Gospel tells it this way: Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” After indicating the villain will be the one to whom he hands a morsel after dipping it,
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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.
Lent 2013, Day 41: “Something” Always Works Out
A gaggle of college girls were ahead of me yesterday at Starbucks, apparently attached to the tour bus around the block. They were oblivious to the world, chattering among
Lent 2013, Day 40: And So It Begins…. and Ends… and Begins Again
Palm Sunday was one of the few days of the year my mother went to Mass. I don’t recall ever going with her, but I do recall the way she’d carefully drape her palms around her
Lent 2013, Day 39: Of Rejection… and Acceptance
HSBC, which once upon a time was the world’s local bank as well as my own, recently rejected one of my credit card transactions simply because the online merchant is based in