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Theodora, the Monk
Written by Kristen West McGuire   

Golden LegendI'm a convert, and the lucky recipient of worthy books from Catholic friends over the years. The tome I have enjoyed the most is the Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine, a compilation of the medieval miracle stories of the saints.  (Many thanks to Sandra Miesel, co-author of The DaVinci Hoax.)

 

Jacobus was a Dominican, and thus his collection was for the purpose of preaching. It's worth noting that Jacobus can only remember forty tales of saintly women, of which only five were married. Included are a fair number of amazing "cross-dressing" monk stories. The historical veracity of the following account is unlikely, but the underlying message that a good name can be restored with patient repentance rings true even today.
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The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene
Written by Kristen West McGuire   

GreeneA "tell all" retrospective on Graham Greene in the New York Times Book Review in 2005 tainted my opinion of Greene. Sure, I knew he was no saint. But according to the scribes in Gotham City, his lust was legendary and worthy of many words. His books were considered immoral by the Church back in the 1950's.

 

And yet the sinner wrote some powerful books. What happens when Jesus interferes in a love relationship? His book on two lovers in war-torn 1940's London, The End of the Affair, is an exploration of the relationship of religious passion and sexual passion. He must have known something of both?

 
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In Your Eyes
Written by Victoria Ashmore   

ChaliceLong days
 And even longer nights
I think time and again
 Something's not right
Those tell tale signs
 Upon my face
Grow more obvious
 It's time they trace
And I think to myself
 My youth has gone by
But then you come home
 And I see my beauty in your eyes.

 

Children are special
 Especially these
God blesses these children
 With special needs.
Days full of battles
 My will against yours
It takes much of mine
 To not slam the doors
The day often dissolves
 Into my own sobs and cries
And then you come home
 And I see my strength in your eyes.

 

The day gets started
 I'm already behind
It's hard to get going
 I run out of time
One more mess to clean
 More Laundry, more dishes
My heart -
 It feels bitter and useless
And just when I think
 Compassion and passions all lies
That's when you come home
 And I see my love in your eyes.

 

(Vicky Ashmore is a military wife and the mother of two children at Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls, MT. Her son Christopher has autism.)
 
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