Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. You know what today is: December 13. The feast day of St. Lucy of Syracuse. You remember her. I grew up in an area of the country where most people’s… Continue reading When the Legend Becomes Fact…
Category: Memoir
Hello, 4:15 a.m.
A week from today, 4:15 a.m. and I are going to resume our annual nine-day relationship. “Friendship” would be too strong a word. Some days, I’ll leap out of bed; some days, I’ll groan out loud. Yes, it’s that time again, time for the Filipino Simbang Gabi/Misa de Gallo (“Mass of the Rooster”) novena that… Continue reading Hello, 4:15 a.m.
Being Christ in Our Lives: Anna LaNave
Anna LaNave was wearing a green-and-white-striped shirt and a radiant smile when I met her in 2005. She was in charge of a ministry called Landings at the parish I’d tiptoed into as someone away from the Church for decades. Anna and Landings gave me a safe place to ask questions about God… and to come back… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Anna LaNave
Answering the Call
Note: This essay was written for the St. Davids Christian Writers Association, of which I am blessed to be a member. Check out SDCWA if you’d like to learn more about this writers-owned-and-operated association and annual conference. God’s a funny guy. I always considered myself an editor, not a writer. And, unchurched from the age… Continue reading Answering the Call