Title Varies Slightly

In 12-step groups, there’s a kind of philosophical riddle:
Q: What do you get when you sober up a horse thief?
A: A sober horse thief!
A Catholic precept that puts a different slant on that is that “grace follows nature.” God takes us as we are, and our lives as a new creation, even when they are [...]

Go read this poem. Bookmark it.
Bring your tissues.

UPDATE: Thanks to Eric Childress for providing the WorldCat.org link for The Day My Mother Left. Now you can look to see whether the book is in a library near you, as well as contemplating its purchase. I REALLY should have thought of that… old habits, etc.
Just heard a podcast interview from NPR with James [...]