Emily DeArdo is tough. She was diagnosed with end-stage cystic fibrosis when she was just eleven, and fifteen years ago had a double lung transplant. In her first book, she uses the Stations of the Cross as a framework to share her story of living life in true awareness that it will end. I like… Continue reading On the Nightstand: “Living Memento Mori”
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On the Nightstand: North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book
Eight Jesuit missionaries who worked among the indigenous people of Ontario and upstate New York were martyred in the mid-17th century, and canonized in 1930. I was planning to do some research into them in January. But a couple weeks ago, Bonnie Way, a sister lover of Catholic saints, wrote to tell me about her… Continue reading On the Nightstand: North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book
On the Nightstand: One Minute Wisdom
It’s already been a busy fall. My friend Mike gave me this book a few months ago, and I put it aside for November, knowing that: a. I am always in need of wisdom and b. one minute might be about my limit for daily reading this month beyond the lectionary readings and Bible study… Continue reading On the Nightstand: One Minute Wisdom
On the Nightstand: Becoming Women of the Word
As you probably know, I love sharing the stories of women saints. While I have more than a passing acquaintance with Rahab, Leah, Rachel, and Judith, there are a number of Old Testament women about whom I know only the bare essentials. I think Sarah Christmyer’s new Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Becoming Women of the Word