I ran across a review of Hope Upon Impact at Franciscan Mom, and knew it needed to be on my nightstand. The author’s twelve-year-old daughter suffered a traumatic brain injury. What happens afterward, it seems is a beautiful saga of community, hope and faith. And in case you’re wondering–I did finally make it all the way… Continue reading July 2020 On the Nightstand: Hope Upon Impact
Category: Books
Friends in Faith: Eileen McGervey
Nearly ten years ago, Eileen McGervey left behind the security of a day job and opened One More Page Books and More a few miles from where I live. Eileen and I were parishioners at the same church at that time, and I knew her by her smiling face before I knew her name. In… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Eileen McGervey
Happy Birthday, Radical Saints
Today is the official publication date for my latest “baby,” Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century. It includes the stories of twenty-one women who walked the earth in the 20th century and were canonized this century. They ranged in age from nine to ninety-three when they died, and lived on every continent but Antarctica. They’re… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Radical Saints
On the Nightstand: Seven-Storey Mountain
Twice, I’ve started this Thomas Merton memoir, billed as “one of the most famous books ever written about a man’s search for faith and peace.” But then well, I got busy… I ran across it in late May as I was cleaning my bookshelves, and I swear, this will be the time I finish… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Seven-Storey Mountain