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Elizabeth Duffy

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Elizabeth Duffy is a freelance writer and author of the blog, "Betty Duffy." Her writing has appeared online at Faith and Family, the Korrektiv Press Blog, and numerous other venues. She and her husband live in rural Indiana with their five children. She writes about family life, literature and culture, and all the little epiphanies that bring about constant conversion in faith. Raised in a family of Catholic converts, Elizabeth reverted to Catholicism after college, and continues to convert a little more each day.

The Constant Convert

Pouring Thoughts through a Filter

The most difficult part of writing, especially on the internet, is learning which words to keep, and which to let blow, blow, blow away. Read More »

Pain Avoidance and the Acceptable Time

At this point in Lent, we're often ready to admit to ourselves, even to say out loud, that we are still not ready to fill the God-shaped hole in our hearts with God. Read More »

Giving Up Nouns for Lent

It's always around this time of year that I wish I had given up a noun rather than a verb for Lent. Read More »

Women's Pay and Childcare: Sides of a Coin

Most childcare providers are women, paid a pittance in order to accommodate other women who have "real" jobs. Read More »

An Apprenticeship in Empathy

On the internet and elsewhere, does emotional frigidity render us unable to empathize with others in our interactions? We sin in self-interest, despite our best intentions. Read More »

Pub Life: Drinking and the Public Life of the Family

In community we learn to forgive others' faults so we can move on to brighter horizons like card games with friends, and even a companionable beer. Read More »

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