Holiday Sadness

If you follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you probably think I am perpetually busy, productive, energetic, and happy.…

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2019 End of Year Book List

Nonfiction 23: Fiction 20 This is my third year to compile an end-of-year list of the books I read during…

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The Virgin of Prince Street

Expeditions into Devotion I fell in love with Sonja Livingston the first time I met her. That was back in…

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Tell Me a Story

Pat Conroy, Angels, and Golden Bridges Whenever I speak at a bookstore or library about one of my books, someone…

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Female Mystics, Part II

Orthodox Christian Mysticism In my previous post, “Female Mystics, Part I,” I wrote about female mystics in the Episcopalian, Catholic,…

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Female Mystics, Part I

Episcopalians, Catholics, & Protestants Back in March I did a post about “Religion and Spirituality,” in which I shared a…

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