My sister Maureen and I last night had our annual viewing of 1973’s Jesus Christ Superstar. We’ve been doing this for decades now on Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday (of
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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.
The Pharisee in Their Midst
I got to Holy Thursday Mass at my church, St. Charles Borromeo, about ten minutes late. Three dear friends and I had had dinner first and, well, you know how it goes. There was
Miracles
“Miracles appear in the strangest of places,” begins Yesterday’s Wine, my favorite song by Willie Nelson. Strange places, indeed. Oh, I’ve had some miracles occur in places you’d expect: a Catholic
Of Time and…
One of the sisters at the Shrine Retreat Center warned us all: the center, located in Holy Trinity, Alabama, just outside Fort Mitchell, is on eastern time, even though most resources will tell you Alabama is a central time state. The reason is that Holy Trinity is close to Fort Benning, Georgia, which is also on eastern time.… Continue reading Of Time and…