In January 2003, some of the friends I’d made at the Green Lake Christian Writers’ Conference–we’d dubbed ourselves the BAGS, Bad-xxxxed Girls–came to see me in Cincinnati. A lot had changed for me since the previous summer. I was getting a new boss; the old friend who had brought me to the company in November 1998 was leaving. It… Continue reading Jesus in the Holy Water
Category: Catholicism
Hearing What We Want to Hear
The lectionary Gospel reading last week was on the prodigal son. It’s one of those love-it-or-hate-it readings. If you’ve ever been away from faith, it warms your heart. If you’ve always been with God, it can make you a little angry.
Holy Spirit Moments
It was about this time five years ago that I came up with the nerve to e-mail Anna LaNave. I’d been going to Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Arlington, seven blocks from my apartment, for about a month, and had seen a bulletin announcement about Landings, a program for those considering a return… Continue reading Holy Spirit Moments
I Once Was Blind…
There it was: an error in a book I’d proofread. And on the very first page, in the chapter heading! I was sick. I e-mailed my apologies to the publisher. “Mistakes happen,” she answered. “You’re a great editor.” I knew she was wrong. Was I losing my eye, my ability to spot errors?