Wonder Woman and Katharine Drexel, the do-gooder heiress turned tireless missionary? Katniss from Hunger Games and Mary MacKillop, who had more than one run-in with authority on her way to canonization? Yep, that’s the way my friend Maria Morera Johnson sees it in her new book, Super Girls and Halos. I’m looking forward to discovering these commonalities and more!… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Super Girls and Halos
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Friends in Faith: Rose Folsom
When I met Rose Folsom of the Virtue Connection last October, if I had had to use one word to describe her, it would have been perky. I mean that in the most positive sense possible. Whenever I saw her at the conference we were both attending, she was engaged with people, listening closely or… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Rose Folsom
On the Nightstand: Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love
I saw this book while I was on retreat last month, and was intrigued by the cover, title, and concept, so it’ll be my reading material for July. It’s one of those things that sounds so simple–being hospitable to all, including strangers and those who don’t think or act or believe as we do–but can… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love
Friends in Faith: Joan Sheppard
Mary’s fiat, her yes to God’s request that she serve as the earthly mother of his Son, inspires and challenges us all. But God’s requests for us to be open to His plan continue today, and one of the most spiritually obedient, confident people I know is Joan Sheppard. For more than a decade, Joan’s… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Joan Sheppard