Every saint’s and saint-in-the-making’s story has something to teach us. This month, I’m going to be delving into the life of Blessed Anna Maria. She was born in Siena, Italy, in 1769, and married shortly before she was twenty. It was not long after her marriage that she had her first encounter with Jesus. Many… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Wife, Mother & Mystic
Category: Catholicism
Whee! Coming Soon: Unforgettable Women of the Gospels
The woman at the well. The woman healed by a touch. The widow at Nain and the others. We know them only by where they were or what they did. But Jesus knew them. He knew all about them—just as he knows about us. This eight-lesson Bible study, suitable for individual or group use, delves… Continue reading Whee! Coming Soon: Unforgettable Women of the Gospels
On the Nightstand: Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life by Abbot Christopher Jamison
OK, so it’s still on my nightstand, but I finished it about a week ago. I think it will stay on the nightstand a good long while. I bought this at a monastery bookstore in mid-June, never having heard of the 2005 BBC TV series The Monastery or, for that matter, of Worth Abbey. This… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life by Abbot Christopher Jamison
On the Nightstand: Stumble by Heather King
The “sell” copy for this collection of Heather King essays begins: STUMBLE will inspire you to understand that the first step on the path of redemption is a sense of humor. The second is failure. Why, for example, every time I go “on retreat,” do I manage to develop at least one huge resentment? And… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Stumble by Heather King