EVENT: Haverford, PA Stories of Faith Morning Retreat.
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Delighted to be leading a morning retreat, STORIES OF FAITH: The Power of Stories to Shape and Encourage Our Faith, for women at the St Raphaela Center. Join us!
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A Catholic Convert's Ecumenical Journey---and prayer for Christian Unity
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"Often I hear, “We aren’t the same type of Christians as them.” As Madeleine L’Engle said, “We fall into Satan’s trap of assuming that other people are not Christians because they do not belong to our particular brand of Christianity.
Frankly, this is the enemy’s intention—to divide us."
For this week of Prayer for Christian Unity I wrote for America Magazine - The Jesuit Review about the traditions (Jesus Movement, Grace Brethren, and Vineyard) that informed my faith before my conversion to Catholicism.
Faith, Forgiveness and Fortitude in Jane Eyre
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Have you always wanted to read this classic novel? Or reread it more deeply? Or simply discuss it thoughtfully with likeminded people? Join us for this four-part seminar in which we will discuss Charlotte Bronte's pinnacle novel in depth.
We will divide the novel into four sections and explore topics such as voice, the Self, literary references, a Christian reading and more. We will find a novel dripping with grace and His Presence amongst its pages.
Read MoreWhat Passing the Peace Teaches Us About Connection and Community
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Over five years after the pandemic, most of my fellow parishioners will still not grasp hands to pass the peace—-and I long for it. I wrote about the power of this ritual for Busted Halo.
Read MoreGuest on Deacons Pod
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Had the joy of being on the Paulist Fathers Deacons Pod, sharing my book Undaunted Joy but also about my prayer text thread and even got to read my Advent "proem" Out of Sight
Read MoreDoing Advent Right
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Advent is coming! How can we “do Advent right?” The answer is not what you think. My latest for Ignatian Spirituality
Read MoreAn Advent Image Seminar A Thrill of Hope: The Weary World Rejoices
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Honored to have paired with Image Journal for this Advent Seminar A Thrill of Hope: The Weary World Rejoices
Read MoreSeeing Goodness More Clearly
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Joel J Miller interviewed me for his wildly popular substack, Miller’s Book Review. We talked about Fight for Joy, Making Life Work as a Writer and More. Joel is such a gracious literary citizen.
Read MoreJesus Wants All of Us
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Jesus’ plans are much richer and better than what we could imagine for ourselves. As we live in faith and relationship with Jesus, we discover who we were truly created to be.
Read MoreReview: Learning the Glad Game with Shemaiah Gonzalez’s Undaunted Joy
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Grateful to Front Porch Republic and LuElla D'Amico for this marvelous review of my book Undaunted Joy. Luella uses my name in the same sentence as Brian Doyle so I am over the moon.
Read MoreGuest on Word on Fire's The Votive Podcast with Haley Stewart
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Honored to join Haley Stewart for a conversation about living joyfully and passing down good literature to younger generations in the newest episode of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries The Votive Podcast.
Read MoreA Conversation with Kathryn Jean Lopez from National Review
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Living Joy does not mean a life without sorrow or pain. It does mean living in hope. In her new book, Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight, Shemaiah Gonzalez encourages finding joy in the small things in life. It’s a good practice for gratitude and being light in dark and distracting times. Based in Seattle, Gonzalez talks with Kathryn Jean Lopez about finding the joys in Costco, naps, and the much more enduring things.
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Visiting Writer at Whitworth MFA in January!
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Thrilled to announce that in January I will be one of the visiting writers at residency for the low-residency MFA creative writing program at Whitworth University.
Read MoreBeyond the Habit Podcast
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I was able to speak with Sisters Erin McDonald and Colleen Gibson on Beyond the Habit Podcast . We talked about the transcendence of joy, the importance of being present with others, and my nee book new book, Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight. Listen today!
Read MoreKindness Eggs
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We are Christ's hands and feet. I shared a story of kindness from my last trip to England with Ignatian Spirituality
Read MoreHappy is that People
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My devotional and book Undaunted Joy was featured on Proverbs 31 Ministries this morning. May it be a blessing to many.
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The Source of Joy
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am one of those people who chooses a word for the year. The word usually reveals itself through prayer and the themes the Holy Spirit keeps recalling as I attempt to grow in my faith.
In 2020, my word of the year was JOY. I thought to myself, this is going to be easy! And fun! The year of joy!
And then, 2020 happened. I live in Seattle, where the first wave of the pandemic hit.
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