I’m in the process of collecting my Lenten reading materials — this year I’m going to make a deep dive into the Rule of St. Benedict (which I, bad Benedictine, have been neglecting) and some other books, but I’m thinking I might actually reread my own Little Sins Mean a Read more…
It was a great pleasure to be asked to blurb the latest edition in Ave Maria Press’ “30 Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher” series of small devotionals. This one, Set Aside Every Fear, features the writings of Catherine of Siena, and her words worked powerfully on me, and so Read more…
Just received a copy of Leonard DeLorenzo’s new book, A God Who Questions, and I want to make a point of recommending this slender volume to everyone, because it is such an unusual, thoughtful book and one that can really reinvigorate your prayerlife or jump-start your practice of lectio divina. Read more…
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece for Aleteia encouraging people to Jumpstart Your Prayerlife and cited several small ways to bring prayerful practices into one’s life: The kiss of God is attainable, and wholly by grace; our own effort need consist in very little more than the Read more…
Almost every year I try to gather suggested Advent materials or reading selections to share with y’all. Last year, I skipped that in order to write out a daily-read series based on the lectionary, which was both a satisfying and sometimes overwhelming task. As a Christian, I actually loved taking Read more…
Image: Alex Williams-cc My friend Russell Shaw has been sharing his thoughts on Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One, and I so like what he has to say I’m passing it along to you, too, because it seems to me that right now — as the social media to which most Read more…
Well, lookee what just arrived in my mailbox. I feel like it’s Christmas and I’ve just received a “major award” although not one marked “fragile”! Thanks to the Association of Catholic Publishers for recognizing my most recent book, Little Sins Mean a Lot: Kicking Our Bad Habits Before They Kick Read more…
The current sense of unease regarding the status of the church in China reminded me of this quote from Mother Mary Francis, PCC — one of the foundresses of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery (Roswell, NM) in her great book A Right to be Merry: The children of light walk Read more…