Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I was doing some research recently for a project on midlife women, and decided it was finally time to look into Julia Cameron. You’ve likely heard of The… Continue reading Not One Sheep Left Behind
Category: Nonfiction
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Chiara Gambacorta
The Basics: Born in 1362 in Italy; died April 17, 1420, in Italy; beatified March 3, 1830, by Pius VII; feast day, April 17. Wife, woman religious. The Story: It’s not uncommon for the lives of the saints to intersect, and so it was with Chiara Gambacorta. The child, then known as Victoria, was born into a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Chiara Gambacorta
The Ears that Hear
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The Gospels have many accounts of Pharisees, Sanhedrin, scribes, and others who just couldn’t see. They were learned people, people who studied the Torah as if their lives… Continue reading The Ears that Hear
On the Nightstand: Remember Your Death/Memento Mori Journal
It probably seems morbid to select a title like this for December, the time when we’re waiting for the arrival of the Christ Child and surrounding ourselves with love and joy. And yet, as Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble notes, this is a practice that has been encouraged for centuries. “We remember our death in order… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Remember Your Death/Memento Mori Journal