I have read dozens of books about prayer—including my favorites from the Orthodox spiritual tradition, like Beginning to Pray, Courage…
A couple of years ago I discovered Flannery O’Connor’s wonderful book (published after she died) A Prayer Journal. It contains…
My dear friends, Nawar and Reem Mansour gave me a beautiful gift a couple of years ago. It’s a volume…
I’ve traveled all over the world with my husband, but I’ve never been to Paris. So next May we’re…
Worry is for those who do not have faith.—Mother Gavrilla of Greece I read those words with my morning prayers…
I’m traveling on Friday so I’m posting a day early, and I’m just going to share two gifts that came…
About seventeen years ago, my husband and I began a practice we learned from my parents. My dad died in…
I woke up this morning thinking about death. But also about old age. A close friend and I have been…
This morning after my Morning Prayers I picked up one of my favorite “devotional” books to read for a few…
As I was working on revisions to my novel, Cherry Bomb, yesterday, I came across this scene from the protagonist’s…