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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 13: When the Fog Lifted

It’d been foggy all day on the Delmarva (Delaware/Maryland/Virginia, to the uninitiated) peninsula. It was a minor nuisance while we were shopping at the Rehoboth Beach outlets,

Published February 25, 2013
Categorized as Lent, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Travel

Lent 2013, Day 12: Of Questions and Answers

“Is that Barbara Eden?” I asked my sister as she flipped the channels in our hotel room after dinner. She rolled her eyes and gave me her “Melanie-don’t-be-ridiculous” look. “It was made in

Published February 24, 2013
Categorized as Family, Lent, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality

Lent 2013, Day 11: The Sisterhood Is Powerful–and Holy

It’s a special thing to have a sister, and I’m blessed with two of them. My relationships with them are different, and have been since childhood. Maureen, three years younger, and I

Published February 23, 2013
Categorized as Editing, Family, Friendship, Lent, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Sisterhood of Saints, Spirituality

Lent 2013, Day 10: “Upon This Rock”

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. Here we are on the Catholic Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle. How fitting that we’re also on the precipice of our Church leaders discerning who will be… Continue reading Lent 2013, Day 10: “Upon This Rock”

Published February 22, 2013
Categorized as Lent, Nonfiction, Spirituality

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