Brotherhood of Saints–It’s Almost Here!

Seven years ago, I wrote a page-a-day devotional, Sisterhood of Saints: Daily Guidance and Inspiration. It was a privilege to get to know 366 women saints and blesseds (and research several hundred more) and relate their stories to our lives today. While I was writing it, I had the opportunity to hold a relic of Elizabeth Ann… Continue reading Brotherhood of Saints–It’s Almost Here!

Conversion Moments, Large and Small

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. We understand why Christians might have been taken aback initially by Paul’s conversion. After all, he’d been at Stephen’s stoning. He had seemed to enjoy persecuting people like them. Now, there… Continue reading Conversion Moments, Large and Small

Winning… and Losing

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I’m reading The Romanovs: 1613-1918 (by Simon Sebag Montefiore, who also wrote the Stalin book I read last summer). I’ve long been fascinated by the tragic story of the last tsar… Continue reading Winning… and Losing

Standing Outside

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting… Continue reading Standing Outside