just another day of Catholic pondering by Sarah Reinhard
In 1905, G.K. Chesterton wrote, in Heretics, People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are. Life may sometimes legitimately [...]
By Katharine Grubb At Christmastime in years past, I’ve received the World Vision catalog in the mail. And unlike the other catalogs, like American Girl, there’s a part of me that would be moved. World Vision’s catalog is filled with gifts to give that could save lives, that could combat world hunger, that could lift a family out [...]
Here in central Ohio, we’re blessed to have a Catholic bookstore that I lovingly refer to as “Catholic wonderland,” Generations Religious Gifts. It’s family-owned and operated, and it has almost everything Catholic, from books to sacramentals, decorations to cards, statues to jewelry. What they don’t have in the store, they willingly order. I’ve come to [...]
A guest post by Kyle Sanders As a kid, summer was the most delightful time of year. I was free from school and free to rest from responsibility. I looked forward to those breaks. I couldn’t hurry the last nine weeks quick enough. High school held the same delight, but deeper. With the freedom came [...]
(So does every mom, but that’s a different post.) If you’re a Catholic writer (or aspiring to be one), be sure to consider this great opportunity: St. Francis Retreat Center, in collaboration with FAITH Catholic Publishing and Communications and The Catholic Writers Guild, will sponsor Your Word is My Delight, a Catholic writers’ retreat, October [...]
At the Catholic Writers Conference and Catholic Marketing Network trade show last week, the baby made his rounds. I’ll post more pictures later this week at the Catholic Writers Guild blog. He was quite a fan of Karina Fabian (and I don’t blame him): Jerry Webster was a source of ongoing amusement for him, which [...]
I’m home. And it is SO GOOD to be home! It’s been quite a week: 1,015 miles to the Catholic Marketing Network show and the Catholic Writers Conference Live and hundreds of hugs, pictures, and memories. I have pictures to share, but I also have the “from the floor” experiences chronicled, a bit, at the [...]
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