March 2019 Newsletter
Our March 2019 newsletter includes upcoming events, regional workshops, and more.
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Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum
A Meditation on Notre Dame
"It burned with pentecostal tongues of fire, / consuming all of history and France, / and left a void by its collapsing spire." →
Michele (Mickie) Micklewright on Hybrid Narrative
Scholar Fridays
Michele (Mickie) Micklewright describes her hybrid narrative titled In the Dawn of Shadows: The Voice of a Minister, a Woman, from the Catholic Tradition. →
Emotional Eating is Good, Natural, and Holy
An Excerpt from The Living Diet
Telling someone to not eat emotionally makes as much sense as telling someone to breathe less. →
Beth Kissileff on Grieving After Tragedy
Scholar Fridays
In this interview, short-term Resident Scholar Beth Kissileff describes her project on grieving and finding comfort after a traumatic event. →
Devotion
By Bo NilesBo Niles' new poem "Devotion" reflects on reading poet Mary Oliver's work after her death. →
Featured Content
Faith & Culture
Emotional Eating is Good, Natural, and Holy
Telling someone to not eat emotionally makes as much sense as telling someone to breathe less.Poetry
Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum
"It burned with pentecostal tongues of fire, / consuming all of history and France, / and left a void by its collapsing spire."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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