A Lesson in Forgiveness
Melanie Rigney
March 8, 2025
Josephine Bakhita said that if she met her torturers she would kiss their feet, for without them she would not have become a Christian or a woman religious.
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Melanie Rigney
Melanie Rigney is the author of Brotherhood of Saints and Radical Saints (Franciscan Media). Melanie is also a regular contributor to Living Faith, the Catholic devotional, and writes weekly for Your Daily Tripod, a Catholic blog. She is a member of the Catholic Writers' Guild, Capital Christian Writers, and several other writing groups. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, where she is a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church and is active in the Cursillo movement.
Ask Questions
Melanie Rigney
February 17, 2025
The road to the wisdom Thomas Aquinas gained in his life began when he was a youngster and asked the same question so many children do: “What is God?”
Challenge Accepted
Melanie Rigney
January 28, 2025
St. Katharine Drexel came from a wealthy, philanthropic family in Philadelphia. She was willing to offer financial support to the cause of providing educations for children of color.
Holy Simplicity
Melanie Rigney
October 5, 2024
Maybe Francis had the better way to follow—to do as God desires, with course corrections along the way, rather than sitting and fretting over what God really means.
Whispers from God
Melanie Rigney
September 5, 2024
By her mid-30s, Sister Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) had a track record as a leader, overseeing a community of Indian women religious affiliated with her community and serving as a school principal.
Aging with Humility and Grace
Melanie Rigney
August 13, 2024
At age 58 in 1978, Pope John Paul II was still an avid skier, hiker, and swimmer. But over the next 27 years, age and health issues caught up with him—as they do with us all.
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