The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
The stats are in! The highest rated post on JOYAlive.net for 2017 with 462 views was From Atheist to Happy Catholic, the dramatic conversion story of Julie Davis. Congratulations, Julie! Later in the year, I interviewed Julie about her new book, Seeking Jesus. That interview was published on CatholicStand.com and CatholicMom.com. Joy Stories Everyone...
In Strange Gods: Unmasking the idols of everyday life, Elizabeth Scalia writes beautifully about how she struggles with distractions during her prayers. Can you relate? When I first began to pray—and I am forever a beginner—I struggled with focus, particularly in contemplation and in praying the Rosary. I let the struggle take more of my...
Don’t miss hearing Elizabeth Scalia as the keynote speaker for the upcoming Your Word is My Delight: A Catholic Writer’s Retreat, sponsored by The Catholic Writers Guild. Scalia is well known as The Anchoress, Editor-in-Chief, AleteiaEN,. She blogs at TheAnchoress, is the author of Strange Gods. She is a Benedictine Oblate, an award-winning writer. and...
The Anchoress Elizabeth Scalia posed the question on her Patheos blog, “Why do I remain Catholic?” to Catholic writers and all media persons in this post. #WhyRemainCatholic is going wild. This conversation is timely for me, for I’ve begun writing and speaking about my faith story. I’m reliving some key moments such as when I...
Joy Stories: God kept on molding me – God molded Rob Brull from his childhood through the passive Church-going of young adulthood and brought him a renewed faith through Catholic radio. Pray with Pope Francis: Synod challenges and November Intentions\ – Pope Francis on Synod: The Church’s first duty is not to hand down condemnations...
Congratulations! We have a winner for the second week: Elizabeth Scalia @TheAnchoress, who shared on social media. She won a free Sharing YOUR Faith Story DVD. Her name was drawn from hundreds of entries of those who supported #SharingYOURFaithStory through social media and the websites of our Blog Launch Team. After the drawing of the...
