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By Melanie Rigney   I’m the oldest daughter of an oldest daughter of an oldest daughter. I laugh and tell people who ask why I didn’t have children that that line of hyper-responsible, [...]

By Melanie Rigney       Every Thursday after work, I stop at the local farmers’ market. It’s like going to a party—music, pizza, sandwiches, beer, wine—and of course, the fruits [...]

By Melanie Rigney   When the blind beggar Bartimaeus heard that the teacher everyone was talking about was coming, his expectations were low: pity, and perhaps a coin or two, the same things [...]

By Melanie Rigney I recently had dinner with a friend who hasn’t been to Mass in months, even though 15 parishes are within three miles of her home. Why? Because she and her pastor had a big, [...]

By Melanie Rigney “What are you so afraid of?” my pastor asked after I’d come up with a million reasons why I couldn’t do some simple task related to my Parish Council [...]