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Jessica Mesman Griffith is a writer specializing in Catholicism and culture. She is also an editor at Image Journal. Her book, Love and Salt: A Spiritual Memoir in Letters, won the 2014 Christopher Award for literature that affirms the highest values of the human spirit. Her home on the internet is www.jessicamesman.com.

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Dark Devotional: Weapons of War

The LORD will guard you from all evil; he will guard your... read more

Notre Dame and Sick Pilgrim will host Mary...

UPDATED! Sick Pilgrim has partnered with the University of Notre Dame to... read more

October, Sick Pilgrim style: Patron of the month,...

October is our favorite month for so many reasons. Down in southern... read more

I took a crash course in Gregorian chant....

When the email circulated that there would be a traditional Latin Mass... read more

Sick Pilgrim at the Ministry Fair

One of our priests gave a rousing homily on the Prodigal Son on... read more

A Back to School Prayer for the Weirdos...

I wrote this essay six years ago, before my daughter was diagnosed with... read more

Set the table and open the door: How...

“When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your... read more

Lament for the Louisiana Flood

I was born and raised in southern Louisiana, and flooding was a fact... read more

Try and Make it to the River: A...

When men see Han-shan They all say he's crazy And not much... read more

Seeking Tanis: The Search for Enchantment Leads (Back)...

"When I say the first line of the Lord's Prayer: 'Our Father,... read more

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