The Orange Caldero and the Bunny Rabbit
Author Mary McWilliams offers this modern-day fable on sacrifice and cynicism with some ordinary backyard friends.
About Mary McWilliams
Mary McWilliams grew her writing roots in community journalism as a beat reporter, columnist, features and business writer and editor. She later managed in-house communications for faith-based non-profits. Her short stories center around introspective characters and their Jesus-led, “Come, follow me” moments. She is currently working on a short fiction series collectively known as The Women of Jesus, about well-known women of the Bible who embraced the Good News of the Lord and went on to tell others.
Entries by Mary McWilliams
Follow Me to Little Jesus: Part 3
/0 Comments/in Catholic Fiction, Faith, Family Life, Short Story/by Mary McWilliamsThis month, author Mary McWilliams brings readers Part 3 of “Follow Me to Little Jesus.” While young Leo enthusiastically embraces the story of Little Jesus, Ross finds the visionary’s sketches fascinating, and Maeve remains skeptical until the visions’ messages reach her.
Follow Me to Little Jesus: Part 2
/0 Comments/in Catholic Fiction, Fiction, Short Story/by Mary McWilliamsAuthor Mary McWilliams continues the story of the young family who come to learn of the vision of little Jesus of the Bayshore.
Follow Me to Little Jesus: Part 1
/0 Comments/in Adventure, Family Life, Fiction, Short Story/by Mary McWilliamsIn Part One of the short story, “Follow Me to Little Jesus,” author Mary McWilliams introduces readers to a young family of three who, on a family outing, decide to trail a car sporting a mysterious bumper sticker to find “Little Jesus.”
Powering Down and Listening Up
/0 Comments/in Inspirational, Lent, Spiritual Life/by Mary McWilliamsWriter Mary McWilliams reflects upon ways to filter out the noise of everyday life and to focus on the inner silence that helps us to hear the voice of God.
Review of The Miracle Book by Anthony DeStefano
/0 Comments/in Death, Faith, Reviews, Spiritual Life/by Mary McWilliamsNeed a miracle? Writer Mary McWilliams reviews The Miracle Book: A
Simple Guide to Asking for the Impossible by Anthony DeStefano.
Pilgrim Tales: The Day the Dome Dropped on my Head
/0 Comments/in Catholic Fiction, Catholic Writers Guild, Catholic Writing and Publishing/by Mary McWilliamsFor CWG’s anthology on pilgrimage, Author Mary McWilliams offers a
reflection on the inspiration for her story, “The Day the Dome Dropped on My Head”
and how it is NOT like its campy title.
Tennessee’s Filipino-American community revives homemade Thanksgiving lunch for the hungry
/0 Comments/in Community, Current events, Thanksgiving/by Mary McWilliamsAuthor Mary McWilliams shares a Thanksgiving event rooted in Scripture.
She is not in Scripture, but St. Veronica Captures the ‘True Image’ of Christ’s Teachings
/1 Comment/in Current events, Family Life, Saints/by Mary McWilliamsAuthor Mary McWilliams proposes that St. Veronica, who in her compassion to offer comfort to Jesus Christ on the way to the cross captured the “true image,” be considered as the patron saint of family caregivers.
Mystical Writings: Ignite your Summer Reading with In-a-Year Podcasts on the Writings of Mystical Visionaries
/0 Comments/in Catholic Writing and Publishing, Mystics and Mysticism/by Mary McWilliamsColumnist Mary McWilliams recommends a summer start of “in-a-year” podcasts and their corresponding books to dive into the messages of Catholic visionaries.