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List of Back Issues of Secretum Meum Mihi/MY SECRET IS MINE Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 2006 (reprint Nov 2023)
Essay: My Secret is Mine – how the philosopher reached the convert
Interview: Kristen West McGuire describes her newsletter
Favorite Prayer: Morning Offering of St. Therese the Little Flower
Bible Study: Secretum Meum Mihi – what’s that?
Book Review: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Prayers: For an end to sexual assault and pornography
Historical Sketch: Byzantine Monks Get it Wrong
OCTOBER 2006 (reprint Dec 2023)
Essay: On Edith Stein’s Presentation of the Ideal Woman
Interview: A former novice shares why she left the monastery
Favorite Quote: Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus Address, Feast of the Assumption 2006
Bible Study: Critical review of that pesky Proverbs 31 woman
Book Review: Review of Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge
Historical Sketch: Margery Kempe, 15th century professional pilgrim
Prayers: For peace on earth
NOVEMBER 2006: (Reprint Jan 2024)
Essay: What does it mean to be a spouse?
Interview: Kathy Sullivan Vandenberg on her "ordination" and obedience
Favorite Prayer: The Jesus Prayer
Bible Study: Ephesians 5-21-28- St. Paul on obedience within marriage
Book Review: The Bridal Wreath by Sigrid Undset
Historical sketch: Mother Teresa sits alone in the dirt
Prayers: For an end to racial bias and violence in America
DECEMBER 2006 (reprint Feb 2024)
Essay: I am a Shelter for Souls
Interview: Meredith Gould: A Nice Jewish Girl
Favorite Scripture: Micah 6:8
Bible Study: The Blessed Mother is your mama too
Book Review of The Mistress of Husaby by Sigrid Undset
Historical Sketch: The first crèche, medieval invention of St. Francis, or 18th century marketing ploy?
Prayers: For children suffering from hunger and malnutrition
JANUARY 2007: (reprint March 2024)
Essay:
Interview: Wendy Cukierski on her expansive family of 11 children
Favorite Prayer:
Bible Study: She will be saved by childbearing? Timothy says it - do you believe it?
Book Review of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Historical Sketch: The missionary who didn't go anywhere
Prayers:
FEBRUARY 2007 (reprint April 2024)
Essay: The Quiet Edith Found in the Cloister?
Interview: Sr. Julie Vieira, IHM – A Nun’s Life
Favorite Prayer: Quote from Rahner
Bible Study: Luke 10:38-42 Martha and Mary
Book Review: Silence by Shusaku Endo
Historical Sketch: St. Rose of Lima explains how she came to be a spinster to the Inquisition
Prayers:
Volume 1 Number 7 - MARCH 2007: (reprint May 2024)
Essay: Cleaning Me With Fire
Interview: Genevieve Kineke -
Favorite Prayer: “I will restore to you the years which the swarming locust has eaten.” --Joel 2:25
Bible Study: Queen Esther Gets the Job Done
Book Review: The Cross by Sigrid Undset
Historical Sketch: Witch Burning in Reformation Germany
Prayers: For Women Who Suffer Domestic Violence
Volume 1 Number 8 - APRIL 2007: reprint June 2024
Essay: Clearing Vermin from Dark Corners
Interview: Nancy Grubbs: A Different Kind of Warrior
Favorite Prayer: Psalm 20
Bible Study: Cleaning His Feet with her Tears
Book Review: Viper’s Tangle by Francois Mauriac
Historical Sketch: Dorothy Day Gets an Education in Prison
Prayers: For Women Sold into Prostitution
Volume 1, Number 9 - MAY 2007: reprint July 2024
Essay: Weathering the Storms of Life
Interview: Helen Alvare – Motherhood Trumps the Culture Wars
Favorite Quote: Everything matters.” G.K. Chesterton
Bible Study: Women of the Book of Tobit
Book Review: A Dolls’ House, by Henrik Ibsen
Historical Sketch: Rescuing the Royal Crown
Prayers: Women and Their Political Rights
Volume 1, Number 10 - JUNE 2007: reprint Aug 2024
Essay: Seeing Yourself with the Eyes of God
Interview: Anne Rice – A Scholarly Sleuth’s Surprises
Favorite Prayer: Holy Sonnet XIV by John Donne
Bible Study: Isaiah 55: My Word Shall not Return to Me Void
Book Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Historical Sketch: Empress Irene and the Iconoclasts
Prayers: For the Cross of Infertility
Volume 1, Number 11 - JULY 2007: reprint Sept 2024
Essay: Mistress of Her Own Castle
Interview: Suzanne Fowler Finds Peace With Food
Favorite Quote: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
Bible Study: Ten Virgins with Lamps
Book Review: Lying Awake by Mark Salzman
Historical Sketch: Sr. Mary Luke Tobin Goes to Rome
Prayers: For sufferers of Anorexia and Bulimia
NEW SERIES: Holy Helpmates: Successful Male-Female Partnerships Through History
Volume 1, Number 12 - AUGUST 2007: reprint Oct 2024
Essay: What does it mean to be a helpmate?
Interview: Dave and Barbara Link - Soulmates
Favorite Prayer: The Beatitudes
Bible Study: Genesis 3 – Back to the Garden
Book Review: The Jeweler’s Shop by Karol Wojtyla
Historical Sketch: Coffee at the Second Vatican Council
Prayers: For Widows
Volume 2, Number 1 - SEPTEMBER 2007: reprint Nov 2024
Essay: Priest, Prophet and King: St. Peter and St. Mary Magdalen
Interview: Mother Martha Driscoll
Favorite Prayer: I John 4:16
Bible Study: John 20:1-18 The Risen Lord Appears to Mary Magdalen
Book Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Historical Sketch: The Location of the Upper Room
Prayers: For Those Who Labor at Thankless Jobs
Volume 2, Number 2 - OCTOBER 2007: reprint Dec 2024
Essay: Laying Down Your Life for a Friend – Saints Jerome, Paula and Eustochium
Interview: Amy Uelmen, Loving Jesus at the Office
Favorite Prayer: Chiara Lubich, Essential Writings: Spirituality, Dialogue, Culture
Bible Study: I Cor 12:4-3 - Many Gifts, One Lord to Serve
Book Review: My Antonia, by Willa Cather
Historical Sketch: Jerome’s Temper
Prayers: For Women in their Careers
Volume 2, Number 3 - NOVEMBER 2007: reprint Jan 2025
Essay: No Grumbling Allowed! Saints Scholastica and Benedict
Interview: Lucille Canaday: Singing Servants
Favorite Prayer: If you love until it hurts, there is no more hurt, only love.
--Mother Teresa
Bible Study: Number 12:1-15 Miriam and Aaron Caught in Sibling RIvalry
Book Review: 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Historical Sketch: One Last Visit to His Sister
Prayers: For Families Torn Apart by Violence
Volume 2, Number 4 - DECEMBER 2007: reprint Feb 2025
Essay: In Praise of Shared Beauty - Saint Radegund and Venantius Fortunatus
Interview: Barbara Errakko Taylor: Weaving Prayer Into Life
Favorite Prayer: Light of Christ
Bible Study: Psalm 131 – Like a Child Quieted at the Breast
Book Review: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Historical Sketch: Poetic Beauty and Devout Souls by Sandra Miesel
Prayers: For Women Prison
Volume 2, Number 5 - JANUARY 2008: reprint Mar 2025
Essay: A Powerful Female Spiritual Mentor - Saint Christina of Markyate and Geoffrey of St. Albans
Interview: Dr. Cynthia Jones-Nosacek, Pro-Woman & Pro-Life
Favorite Prayer: --St. Ignatius of Loyola pray/work
Bible Study: A Woman with a Hemorrhage by Mother Martha Driscoll
Book Review: The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
Historical Sketch: Converting Lusty Cleric at a Time by Sandra Misel
Prayers: For Women Suffering After an Abortion
Volume 2, Number 6 - FEBRUARY 2008: reprint April 2025
Essay: The Gift of Poverty – Saints Francis and Clare
Interview: Katie Gordy – My Daughter Became a Homeless Drug Addict
Favorite Hymn: How Can I Keep From Singing
Bible Study: Luke 9:51-62 The Son of Man Has Nowhere to Lay His Head
Book Review: God’s Pauper: St. Francis by Nikos Kazantzakis
Historical Sketch: Clare’s Rule of Life is Approved on her Deathbed
Prayers: For Women Who Are Homeless
Volume 2, Number 7 - MARCH 2008: reprint May 2025
Essay: Madre Teresa and Fray Juan de la Cruz
Interview: Patricia Devlin, Unasked for Mysticism
Favorite Prayer: A traditional Hawaiian Hymn
Bible Study: Luke 23:27-28 – Women Watching the Passion at a Distance
Book Review: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Historical Sketch: John and Teresa Just Levitating Together
Prayers: For an End to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Volume 2, Number 8 - APRIL 2008: reprint June 2025
Essay: The First American Saint and the First American Bishop – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Bishop John Carroll
Interview: Community Director, not Mother Superior - Sr. Louise Hembrecht, FSCC
Favorite Prayer: Prayer before the Crucifix by St. Francis of Assisi:
Bible Study: Acts 14:8-18 Offering Homage to Church Leadership
Book Review: In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden
Historical Sketch: Archbishop John Carroll pays a visit to Emmitsburg
Prayers: For an Increase in Vocations to Religious Orders
Volume 2, Number 9 - MAY 2008: reprint July 2025
Essay: That Crazy Martin Family! Saints Louis and Zelie Martin
Interview: Lisa Schiltz – When God Sends a Special Child
Favorite Prayer: O Lord, Thou knowest how Busy I must be this day.
If I forget Thee, Do not forget me. Amen. --Jacob Astley
Bible Study: Job’s Wife Copes While Job Philosophizes
Book Review: Nectar in a Sieve, by Kamala Markandaya
Historical Sketch: Death Visits the Martin Household
Prayers: For Families Adjusting to a Difficult Diagnosis
Volume 2, Number 10 – JUNE 2008: reprint August 2025
Essay: All That I Am, I Owe to Her: Hans Urs von Balthasar and Adrienne von Speyr
Interview: Dr. Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado: Scholar at the Cross Roads
Favorite Quote: “Had Aristotle cooked, he would have written a great deal more.”
--Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Bible Study: Proverbs 8:22 – 9:6, 13-18 - Wisdom in the Book of Proverbs
Book Review: The Four Quartets, by T.S. Eliot
Historical Sketch: Adrienne on a Railway Bridge over the Rhine River
Prayers: For Women in Academia
Volume 2, Number 11 - JULY 2008: Reprint Sept 2025
Essay: Hope and Interior Joy – Pope Saint John Paul II and Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Interview: Mary Breda: From Novice to Motherhood
Favorite Prayer: “Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.” --St. Therese of Lisieux
Bible Study: John 19:28-35 – I Thirst Jesus Longs for Souls
Book Review: Dear James by John Hassler
Historical Sketch: Hospital Scenes – 1996 and 2005
Prayers: For Elderly Women
New Series – Reflections on Mulieris Dignitatem On the Dignity and Vocation of Women
Volume 2, Number 12 - AUGUST 2008: reprint Oct 2025
Essay: Dignity? Vocation? Huh? Introduction to Mulieris Dignitatem
Interview: Zoe Romanowski St. Paul, Life Coach
Favorite Quote: “The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive.” --St. Irenaeus
Bible Study: Song of Songs 8:5-14 How Does Your Garden Grow?
Book Review: The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor
Historical Sketch: The History of the Rosary
Prayers: For Women in Chronic Poverty