Vinita Hampton Wright

Vinita Hampton Wright edited books for 32 years, retiring in 2021. She has written various fiction and non-fiction books, including the novel Dwelling Places and spirituality books Days of Deepening Friendship, The Art of Spiritual Writing, Small Simple Ways: An Ignatian Daybook for Healthy Spiritual Living, and, most recently, Set the World on Fire: A 4-Week Personal Retreat with the Female Doctors of the Church. Vinita is a spiritual director and continues to facilitate retreats and write fiction and nonfiction. She lives with her husband, two dogs, and a cat in Springdale, Arkansas.
Books by Vinita Hampton Wright

Vinita's Books

  • 2025: A Book of Grace-Filled Days
  • Small Simple Ways: An Ignatian Daybook for Healthy Spiritual Living
  • The Art of Spiritual Writing: How to Craft Prose That Engages and Inspires Your Readers
  • Daily Inspiration for Women
  • Simple Acts of Moving Forward: 60 Suggestions for Getting Unstuck
  • Days of Deepening Friendship: For the Woman Who Wants Authentic Life with God

Prayers and Practices for Spring: Darkness Lifting

I do believe that spiritual practices inspired by our physical environment can be quite effective. So let’s think a bit about winter’s transition to spring.* Winter has always represented a...

Not Confusing Ends with Means

The endpoint for the Christian—one who follows Jesus of Nazareth—is to imitate him in bringing God’s kingdom to earth through loving God and all creation. “Beloved, we are God’s children...

The Journey Backward

We talk a lot about “moving forward”—whether in a business meeting or a relationship or an aspect of personal spirituality. United States culture is generally obsessed with productivity, profit...

Can I Be in Consolation and Desolation at the Same Time?

Briefly stated, consolation is a state in which a person is growing in faith, hope, and love. Desolation is a state in which a person is diminishing in faith,...

Three Reasons It’s Hard to Be Still

We have been conditioned to feel guilty whenever we are not “productive.”Stillness, even for the purpose of rest or prayer, can feel like wasted time to someone who lives...

Before Incarnation Comes the Silence

We associate the Christ Child’s arrival with angelic pronouncements and nighttime fanfare: the heavenly hosts singing and sending brilliant disturbance into the lives of shepherds, townspeople, and even great...