Sister Clement Mary wasn’t much of a nun, as far as I was concerned. She was the last of my CCD teachers, back in seventh or eighth grade. Unlike the other
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.
I Am Meg. Or Julia. Or Mary. Or Mary Fred.
I have a confession: I didn’t want to be Jo in Little Women. I wanted to be Beth, but she was so impossibly good that was never going to happen. So I accepted my lot in life: I was
Overflowing Abundance… or Just Enough?
Some friends and I got together recently to talk about our faith journeys. One I’ve known for a long time and am inspired by… the other two are fairly new friends, but I treasure
Leaning Into Stand Tall Week
I’ve been six feet tall since I was, gosh, I guess thirteen or fourteen. Certainly, before I hit senior high. And despite being the queen in my kindergarten class’s posture contest (why do I remember stuff like this?), being tall is something I’ve disliked all my life. You can tell that in almost any photo… Continue reading Leaning Into Stand Tall Week