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Category: Landings

Confessions of a “Church Lady”

I suppose it had to happen eventually. At approximately 6:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, I officially became a

Published March 13, 2012
Categorized as Catholicism, Genealogy, Landings, Lent, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, When They Come Home

An Open Letter to God

Dear God, Sometimes, you’re really frustrating. I want to write Christian fiction. You know that. And you even provided some positive

Published October 23, 2011
Categorized as Catholicism, Landings, Life in the 50s, Living Faith, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, When They Come Home, Writing, Your Daily Tripod

Every Day Catholics

A little over a week ago, I was asked about being profiled in Every Day Catholic‘s August issue. I was honored, and said yes of course. If you don’t know Every Day Catholic, its goal is to help readers apply Christian principles to everyday life. As a result, I’ve been thinking about just what an… Continue reading Every Day Catholics

Published May 28, 2011
Categorized as Catholicism, Friendship, Landings, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality

Lo, How a Rose ‘Ere Blooming

Tomorrow will mark five years since I returned to full communion with the Catholic Church after more than thirty years away. Below is an excerpt from something I wrote about that beautiful day: I’d never been a Christmas Catholic.

Published December 24, 2010
Categorized as Catholicism, Landings, Memoir, Nonfiction, Spirituality, When They Come Home

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