Alicia von Stamwitz has collected Pope Francis’s reflections on on the Blessed Mother in Mother Mary (Franciscan Media, to be released 3/31/2017), in a format ideal for daily prayer prompts and inspiration. Excerpts from the Pope’s homilies, public addresses, and daily Angelus proclamations are divided into six Marian-themed chapters. The collection could be particularly usefulContinue reading “Open Book: Pope Francis on Mary, and “The Ambulance Drivers””
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Open Book: “The Life You Save May Be Your Own: an American Pilgrimage”
The first week of each month brings Open Book, a blog linkup co-hosted by My Scribbler’s Heart and CatholicMom.com with a roundup of what participating bloggers have been reading lately. Not long ago, I was in Boston for a program on Catholic education. Among the speakers was Paul Elie of Georgetown University, of whom I hadn’t heard untilContinue reading “Open Book: “The Life You Save May Be Your Own: an American Pilgrimage””
Open Book: an assortment of biographies
The first Wednesday of each month brings Open Book, a blog linkup co-hosted by My Scribbler’s Heart and CatholicMom.com with a roundup of what participating bloggers have been reading lately. The recent feast of St. Edmund Campion prompted me to pick up Evelyn Waugh’s Campion biography for the first time in many years. I raved about theContinue reading “Open Book: an assortment of biographies”
Ellen Kolb 