I had exited my Metro station and was rushing toward dinner with a dear friend when I first noticed him–a man in his thirties, wearing a camouflage outfit and muttering under
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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 21: Good vs. Perfect
Every year, I eat an entire box of Samoas Girl Scout cookies, the kind with chocolate and caramel and toasted coconut, in one sitting. I don’t know why it’s Samoas as opposed to Thin Mints or Tagalongs that triumph every
Lent 2013, Day 20: Of Smells and Bells
I was a preteen at the end of the Second Vatican Council, which pretty much changed everything about Mass in the United States. I didn’t miss the Latin or the incense. But I
Lent 2013, Day 19: Obedience, and a Love Letter
I’m bidding farewell to a bit of ministry that’s fed me for the past eight or so years. At the end of April, I will be stepping down as assistant director of the St. Davids Christian