August 2019 Newsletter
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Goodbye to Books
When Linda Mercadante moved out of her seminary office, she had to sort through 83 linear feet of books from over three decades of teaching. →
Angels in the Suburbs (Are Amused)
By Albert Haley"Any suburban anomaly, / any exception to the too rigid rule / is sufficient cause for angelic mirth." →
Mourning Together When You Believe Different Things About Death
"When our fathers died nearly one year apart to the day, my husband Fred and I came face to face with our differing religious views of the afterlife." →
A Nun Among the Detectives: Sr. Peg from Law & Order: SVU
Clergy in the Media
By Lynn DominaThe writers of Law & Order: SVU seem to view nuns like Sr. Peg positively specifically because they’re not part of the hierarchy. →
The Family Priest: Father Phil from The Sopranos
Clerics in the Media
Father Phil from The Sopranos demonstrates that even the best of clerics find themselves wrestling with their human nature. →
Featured Content
Faith & Culture
A Nun Among the Detectives: Sr. Peg from Law & Order: SVU
By Lynn Domina
The writers of Law & Order: SVU seem to view nuns like Sr. Peg positively specifically because they’re not part of the hierarchy.Poetry
Angels in the Suburbs (Are Amused)
By Albert Haley
"Any suburban anomaly, / any exception to the too rigid rule / is sufficient cause for angelic mirth."Resources for Congregations
Called to Life
A free 6-week program for small groups to explore God’s call in their lives.Called to Work
A free 6-week program for small groups to explore profession and vocation.Lives Explored videos
A video series with real-life stories of calling.Books
Publications from the Seminars.Resources for Faith & Writing
Edit Yourself
A good day of deleting feels like a successful day of purging your closet, cleaning your kitchen, or weeding your garden.
Please Don’t Hate Me
When editor Charnell Peters sent out her first rejections to writers, she added a desperate whisper: “Please don’t hate me!”
Finding the Needles
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
An Editor’s Envy
In our new series on editing, acquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher describes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers.Subscribe
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