About two weeks ago, I got a message from a good friend from a Christian writers’ conference. She’d seen on social media that a mutual friend, Shannon Wine, had suffered a brainstem hemorrhage and the prognosis was very poor. The following day, Shannon was declared brain dead. Shannon wasn’t a small woman, but she moved… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Rest in Peace, Shannon Wine
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On the Nightstand: Paul: A Biography
Oh, St. Paul. I’ve never been as conflicted as some about his views of women (different time, different, place, different audience). Rather, his conversion on the road to Damascus speaks to my soul… and equally, all that he did and endured after that conversion. My Bible study group is studying Ephesians this session, and I’m… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Paul: A Biography
Words for 2021: What’s Yours?
In 2020, my word was TRUST… and I could have never guessed how much I would need it, from the challenges we all faced–covid, the lack of respectful dialogue in our country–to personal challenges including a bad fall on my front teeth. (Trust, good dental care, and loving friends got me through that one.) This… Continue reading Words for 2021: What’s Yours?
On the Nightstand: To Be Told
I wasn’t a churchgoer in my twenties when I learned to write fast and short. But that skill has served me well as a Catholic writer for the past decade. You’ve likely had similar experiences, where you could see in the present that God used your post in an unexpected way. But I’ve honestly never… Continue reading On the Nightstand: To Be Told