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Author Margaret Zacharias suggests some Lenten season writing and literary enrichment to help ease you through the lion (or lamb) of March.

“Get Outta My Tribe!”

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Ben Bongers wonders why we love to be bad. Why we refuse to listen to anyone. Why the more someone points out how bad we’ve been, the more we “double down” and become even worse! Why do we constantly make the choice to do the wrong thing?

There Are No Ordinary People

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There are no ordinary people, because God made every single one of us imago Dei—in his own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26). Keeping this in mind helps us to see the good in others, even when that goodness is a little (or a lot) harder to see at first.

Cath-Lit Live: A Faith Such as Heaven Intended

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Amy J. Cattapan interviews Amanda Lauer about the fifth book in her Heaven Intended series, set during the Civil War.

Rewriting a Story

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Writing a story is not easy. Sometimes a writer has to change…

Stumble onto a Forgotten Priest’s Homilies, and Wind Up in a Successfully Reflective Lent

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The holy season of Lent brings many opportunities for spiritual reflection, but author Mary McWilliams suggests the refreshing writings of an Anglican convert for prayerful growth.

Catholic Writers Conference Online

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Maria Riley shares her experience with the CWCO, an invaluable resource for tips, tricks, and encouragement, all for a very reasonable price.

MY SPIRITUAL REBIRTH

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Author Michael Vassallo recalls how he was 'liberated' in the City of Brotherly Love.

Roses and Ashes

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In this engaging post, author Margaret King Zacharias dives into a rare event this year, the simultaneous occurrence of Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, and the true love for which we all yearn.

Preparing Snacks in Secret

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A little story I ran the summer youth program at the YMCA and…

Where Love Is, There Is the Eye

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Love enables us to see the good more clearly: in other people, in ourselves, and in life itself.

A Poem, an Ornament, and a Choice

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Author Sarah Pedrozo offers a visio divina to reflect upon the paradoxical path of Christianity.