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Gifts From My Backyard

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Author Paula Veloso Babadi connects backyard life with her recent attendance at the Catholic Writers Conference Online.
image shows a cave wall with carved art of the nativity.

Just Me and My Walking Stick

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Amy Schisler contemplates what she carried along on her pilgrimage along El Camino—and what she really needed to bring.
Old stone church in the country surrounded by trees.

Pilgrim Tales: Kyrie

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Author Andrew Seddon takes us behind the scenes of his short story, "Kyrie," from the Catholic Writers Guild's first-ever anthology: Pilgrim Tales: a Catholic Writers Guild Short Story Anthology, available now on Amazon.

From Stable to Cross

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I hope this Christmas reflection touches you in some way.
Picture of a bread oven circa 1300s- brick surrounding a fire pit structure

Pilgrim Tales: The Story Behind “Faithful Journeys, Hidden Sanctuaries”

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Author John Ruberto discusses the inspiration behind his short story, "Faithful Journeys, Hidden Sanctuaries," from the Catholic Writers Guild first ever anthology: Pilgrim Tales: a Catholic Writers Guild Short Story Anthology available now on Amazon.
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The Prison Cook

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Cecile Bianco shares a heartwarming story of a volunteer who softens the heart of a prison cook and helps fill the bellies of inmates with gourmet food.
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Elder is a Verb

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In this re-posting of her September column, Margaret Zacharias reminds that not even age should keep us from caring for others, as her beloved friend, Sister Mary Dingman did, eldering well into her eighties.

The Intermediate Steps

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How do you send an angel on pilgrimage? Author Jane Lebak tackles that question in her story, "Way Stations" which appears in the Catholic Writers Guild's first anthology of short fiction, Pilgrim Tales. In this piece, she discusses her process and inspiration for the story.

A Rainy-Day Remedy for the Soul

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While caring for sick children and facing her own exhaustion, Janet Tamez reflects on why rest feels so hard for mothers—and how God restores us quietly through nature, as seen in O. Henry’s "The Last Leaf."

#TrendingGod

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Kimberly Novak reflects on the joy and fulfillment that come from trending towards God.
A snowy forest where a dog stops to look back at its own tracks where birds are grazing.

Powering Down and Listening Up

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Writer 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.
image shows a cave wall with carved art of the nativity.

Pilgrim Tales: What is a Pilgrim?

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Author Laura Ruberto takes us behind the scenes of her short story, "Pilgrim in Name Only," from the Catholic Writers Guild first ever anthology: Pilgrim Tales: a Catholic Writers Guild Short Story Anthology available now on Amazon.

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