“I do not know you God because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.” That humble statement is on the back cover of Flannery O’Connor’s A Prayer Journal, published last year. In case you’re not familiar with this Catholic, Flannery O’Connor was a gifted short-story writer and essayist who was just… Continue reading On the Nightstand: March
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The Day When Everyone’s Catholic
If March 17 is the day when everyone’s Catholic, Ash Wednesday is the day when everyone’s Catholic. Your New Year’s resolutions haven’t worked out so well? Here’s another opportunity to give up wine, chocolate, or junk TV for six weeks.