Meredith Gould

Meredith Gould, PhD, is the author of seven books, including The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day, Why Is There a Menorah on the Altar? Jewish Roots of Christian Worship, and The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today. She serves on the team at The Virtual Abbey and founded the Twitter chat for church social media (#chsocm).

Shabbat Shalom Redux

It's Friday and with plenty of time before sunset, I dashed over* to The Catholic Community of St. Ignatius (Baltimore) to get these: *Grateful to all who made this happen!

Come to the Table: A Passover Seder for Parish Use

I try to live in sync with the liturgical year because doing so provides a glorious framework for daily living. I mention this because revising my book, Come to...

Christ Has No Online Presence but Yours

During December 2010, I visited Loyola Press to talk with the marketing and sales team about why, when and how to use social media. As part of my preparation,...

Shabbat Shalom

Note: I jotted this down in real time last Friday evening and didn't get around to posting it.  Another week has passed with a new set of stresses and...

Spiritual Practices: Napping

I'm all for finding God in the silence. For me this means taking lots of naps, especially during the winter with its protracted darkness and chill. Never mind that I...

Advent Is My Favorite Season

Forget childlike excitement on the night before Christmas, this adult is way more enthusiastic about celebrating four weeks of Advent. Advent is my favorite season, which is somewhat ironic because...