GODSTUFF NO RECEIPT, NO SHOPPING, NO GIFT WRAP REQUIRED The opening scene of “Love Actually,” the 2003 romantic comedy that is, for my money, one of the best Christmas-themed movies of recent vintage, takes place at the arrivals gate of Heathrow Airport in London. Hugh Grant’s voice can be heard over images of reconciliation — people running into each other’s arms, hugging, kissing, crying, laughing, looking generally relieved — talking about how love is all around us, all the time,... Read more

GRACE, UNDESERVED Love a man, even in his sin, for that love is a likeness of the divine love and is the summit of love on earth. — Dostoyevsky Wishing you, as I wish for myself, the gift of grace — divine favor to the ill-deserving — this Christmas and in the New Year. Great big love,GG Read more

Introducing … the astonishing Aidan Robert We here at God Girl HQ are very pleased to introduce you to the newest member of our family, Aidan Robert, who was born today in Chicago to Mike and Britt, son and daughter-in-law of God Girl’s better half — Crime Boy, henceforth known as “Big Papi” Possley. Aidan made his debut at 12:56 p.m. CST at Prentice Women’s Hospital in downtown Chicago, tipping the scales at 7 pounds 9 ounces, and sporting a... Read more

GODSTUFF GOLDEN COMPASS DOESN’T POINT TO WAR ON CHRISTMAS Tis the season to be jolly, not paranoid, kids. In addition to (hopefully) ushering in a period of peace and goodwill toward men, in recent years Advent also has marked a surge in frenzied, the-sky-is-falling warnings about the supposed “War on Christmas.” Whether it’s retailers allegedly “taking the Christ out of Christmas” by replacing the first syllable of Christmas with an “X” — which, by the way, originated about 1,000 years... Read more

Stop, look and listen, baby. That’s my philosophy. Book’s almost done. Let’s pray it in, shall we? Festive holiday baskets of love,GG Read more

Happy Advent! Advent greetings to one and all. We’re still working from God Girl HQ East in upstate Vermont, but the book is almost done and we’ll be home soon. In the meantime, we found this nifty online Advent calendar, brought to you from the nice folks at the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Click HERE to see the diocese’s interactive calendar. V groovy. GG Read more

For things great and small: Thanksgiving Warm Thanksgiving greetings from the cold shores of Lake Champlain in upstate Vermont from everyone here at God Girl HQ (East). For each new morning with its light,For rest and shelter of the night,For health and food,For love and friends,For everything Thy goodness sends. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more

Greetings from WriterWorld After a brief visit to Chicago and Grand Rapids, God Girl (that’s her in the canoe) is back in the Great North working away on Sin Boldly at a charming spot called WriterWorld in a marvelously obscure corner of Vermont called Bridport. Bliss. Forgive the radio silence. She’ll be back shortly, inshallah. Read more

If you’re free for lunch in Chicago tomorrow … God Girl will be speaking at the Niagara Foundation (203 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1700 Chicago) at NOON Thursday, November 15. Her talk is titled, “Spirituality and Popular Culture: Issues, Icons and Ideas.” Click HERE for more information about Niagara’s speakers series and to RSVP. Read more

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