When you publish a book, the author is often asked for several “comparative titles” or “competitive titles” to use in…
In her essay, “Good Friday,” in God For Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent and Easter, Kathleen Norris says: Death…
Having just spent an hour reading through some of my favorite and most helpful passages in Kathleen Norris’s book, Acedia…
This past Saturday Karissa Knox Sorrell tagged me on Facebook to do the “10 Books” Challenge. I had a house…
A few days ago I received my copy of the latest issue of the Saint Katherine Review in the mail.…
So, I was tagged on Facebook to share “10 books that have stayed with you in some way.” Of course…
Last week I sent in my “ideal bookshelf” to Corey Mesler, owner of Burke’s Books in Memphis, for inclusion in…
He’s such a creep. My old enemy, acedia. And his first cousin, depression. That dark, oppressive, heaviness that comes over…
I’ve been thinking for a while about organizing my blog posts by subject. Mondays would be my day for posting…
> It’s been seven months since I blogged about my old friend, acedia. Not because we haven’t been hanging out…