Jonathan and I talked about the origins of the Sick Pilgrim blog and online community and I read from my essay, “Holy Innocents,” from our book Strange Journey, due out November 1 from Loyola Press:

https://soundcloud.com/user-286542346/strange-journey-book-launch-jessica-mesman-griffith-and-jonathan-ryan

I disappointed everyone by admitting I’m not actually a witch, just a Catholic girl from New Orleans who has found God to be most present to me in what most people outside my homeland would call strange ways:

https://soundcloud.com/user-286542346/rendering-the-world-strange-folk-piety-and-imagination-trying-to-say-god

I moderated a panel of six brilliant, hilarious women writers who are showing us the infinite variations of what it means to be Catholic:

https://soundcloud.com/user-286542346/not-always-sweet-beyond-liturgical-cupcakes-in-catholic-womens-writing-trying-to-say-god

I got to introduce one of my favorite working writers, Heather King, and she gave a talk that brought us all to our knees:

https://soundcloud.com/user-286542346/heather-king-a-portable-kingdom-writing-our-lives-trying-to-say-god

You can see more highlights by searching the #TTSG17 on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Onward to 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

www.tryingtosaygod.com