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Dramatic Dahlia

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Devotional writer Lisa Livezey encourages caregivers with an excerpt from her book: Minding Mom: A Caregiver’s Devotional Story.

Back-to-School Isn’t Just for Kids: Why Student Memberships Matter for Aspiring Publishing Professionals

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Starting a new career can feel a lot like being the “new kid” in high school. In this article, CWG member Janet Tamez shares how student memberships in professional publishing organizations helped her navigate that transition, offering scholarships, mentorship, and community along the way.

The Shepherd’s Pie: Faith and Remembrance

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Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Father Jonathan Torres about his journey as a priest-author, and how the theme of remembrance is central to the Christian faith.

Why the Green Fish is Green

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Emily Henson's short tale on God's blessings in the style of Aesop.
Margaret King Zacharias

Commentary and Book Review George Weigel, Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II

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We all have our memories of beloved pope, St. John Paul II. Author Margaret King Zacharias shares hers and what she gleaned from those of esteemed Catholic writer, George Weigel from his book, Lessons in Hope.
a woman is rolling a person in a wheelchair down a road with trees in the background

She is not in Scripture, but St. Veronica Captures the ‘True Image’ of Christ’s Teachings

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Author 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.

Rest and Celebration

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Sometimes, people get the misconception that Catholicism is about being miserable now so we can be happy in Heaven later. But that’s not what we teach.

Broken Shells

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Paula Veloso Babadi considers God's healing gifts of sun and sea.

“Mary, Mother of Poets”

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Tom Medlar shares his poem, "Mary, Mother of Poets," this month in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15.

A Man of My Own Heart

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Amy Schisler ponders the Gospel account of Jesus and Peter in Caesaria Philippi, pointing out the ways we need to imitate Peter.

A Pal’s Eval

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Devotional writer Lisa Livezey encourages caregivers with an excerpt from her book: Minding Mom: A Caregiver’s Devotional Story.
Emily Henson

Graveyard of the Atlantic: A Ghostly Encounter

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Ghost stories tend to be relegated to October or similarly dark nights with a crisp edge to the air that makes you want to curl up safely in a blanket. But, just like ghosts remain transient, their stories don’t have to be fixed to a particular month.