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Pilgrim Tales: “Not All Who Wander”

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Author Rietta Parker fills in some fascinating backstory on the Marian intervention that helped her complete the short story, "Not All Who Wander," that appears in Catholic Writers Guild's first anthology, Pilgrim Tales.

Grab Me a Coke and a Character

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Catholic writer Janet Tamez recounts a surprising grocery store encounter that challenged her assumptions about aging, morality, and character. She invites writers to stop stereotyping and start creating characters as unexpected as real life.

Between Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday: A reflection on “The Hound of Heaven”

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Maggie Rosario reflects on Frances Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven” as a spiritual preparation for the season of Lent and a tale of heavenly romance.

Divine Calm in Life’s Storms

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Tom Medlar shares, from his experience as a psychotherapist, a way one client was able to find peace in the midst of life's storms. Tom follows his reflection with a moving, original poem entitled "Passing Gloom."
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Pilgrim Tales: The Glorious Pilgrimage of Margaret Henderson

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Author Mary Jo Thayer discusses the inspiration behind her short story, "The Glorious Pilgrimage of Margaret Henderson," from the Catholic Writers Guild first ever anthology: Pilgrim Tales: a Catholic Writers Guild Short Story Anthology available now on Amazon.

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.
2025 Margaret King Zacharias

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.
2025 Margaret King Zacharias

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.

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