Why we need to take back the life-giving art of letter writing

Michie · Jun 8, 2025

In a day and age where instant messaging has become the norm, letter writing has grown rather obsolete. While there is nothing inherently wrong with today’s form of communication, the permanence of a letter, as opposed to the often-instantly-deleted-text, provides three valuable opportunities: to reflect on your own thoughts from a season in your past, to consider a perspective of the world you would not otherwise know and to gain truth from another person speaking into your life with love.

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First, reading back over letters I have written in past seasons has positively shaped how I approach my life today. I was engaged to my now husband, Nathan, for most of 2020 during the pandemic. To help work through those trying times, I wrote a letter to God each day of my engagement about what I was feeling and experiencing. A year later, now married, I have been reading back over those very letters. Here are a few excerpts of the most meaningful.

May 30, 2020
Dear God,
I am coming to see how togetherness exists even in just sharing the same space with the one I love. Thank you for these simple moments with Nathan, Father, of just sitting together, being in each other’s presence. Amen.

June 29, 2020
Dear God,
Today was a beautiful day. I spent the whole time in Nathan’s company and I felt gladness in my heart being able to just be myself with him. I long for the day when we can spend every day together, but I pray for endurance and patience in the waiting. You are my God, and in you I put all my trust. Amen.

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Why we need to take back the life-giving art of letter writing

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Learning always · Tuesday at 12:16 PM

An article worth reading.

Shane R · Tuesday at 6:22 PM

I was recently invited to preach at an independent Catholic parish in Liverpool, NY. One family had a half dozen girls in attendance ranging in age from 13- infant. All but the youngest 2 were veiled. My 10 year old daughter hit it off with one of them and they decided to become pen pals. I thought this was a very good thing and made sure I saved the address as well. I've been invited to return to the annual conference the parish hosts next June so there is a real possibility that they will meet again.

Michie · Tuesday at 7:12 PM

Too bad they are not united with the authentic RCC.

Shane R · 2025-07-02T03:03:41-0500

Michie said:
Too bad they are not united with the authentic RCC.

One of the many sede/trad groups.

Shane R · 2025-07-02T03:19:22-0500

I was genuinely inspired by that woman. She has 11 children. The father had taken the 5 boys on retreat that weekend. She had dressed and prepped all 6 of those girls, quite nicely, and taken them to Mass. I'm 40 and I've seldom seen a modern family with so many children. And she exuded femininity and class, as did her many girls. Mine don't always have positive role models to look at; lot's of trashy hillbillies where we live. So for them to have even a couple of hours with this other Christian family was a blessing.

Michie · 2025-07-02T06:50:41-0500

I’m glad you all met some new friends. They sound like amazing people.

RileyG · 2025-07-02T22:29:14-0500

Shane R said:
I was genuinely inspired by that woman. She has 11 children. The father had taken the 5 boys on retreat that weekend. She had dressed and prepped all 6 of those girls, quite nicely, and taken them to Mass. I'm 40 and I've seldom seen a modern family with so many children. And she exuded femininity and class, as did her many girls. Mine don't always have positive role models to look at; lot's of trashy hillbillies where we live. So for them to have even a couple of hours with this other Christian family was a blessing.

Very nice!

RileyG · 2025-07-02T22:29:40-0500

Shane R said:
One of the many sede/trad groups.

If it's the same Church I looked up, it appears they want to be in communion with Rome, but still have their Anglian heritage. They have appealed to the Holy See.

RileyG · 2025-07-02T22:32:02-0500

Michie said:
Too bad they are not united with the authentic RCC.

Not to go off topic,

Ever heard of the (former) Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church AKA Augusta Catholic Church? They were Lutherans with Anglican influences who wanted to be in full communion with Rome and accepted everything the RCC taught, but were separated. They were dissolved in 2013 in the United States. One of their members, who has since died, became a member of the LDS Church (Mormons).

Michie · 2025-07-02T22:39:28-0500

RileyG said:
Not to go off topic,

Ever heard of the (former) Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church AKA Augusta Catholic Church? They were Lutherans with Anglican influences who wanted to be in full communion with Rome and accepted everything the RCC taught, but were separated. They were dissolved in 2013 in the United States. One of their members, who has since died, became a member of the LDS Church (Mormons).

Never heard of them but would love more info to read if you have a link.

RileyG · 2025-07-02T23:04:49-0500

Michie said:
Never heard of them but would love more info to read if you have a link.

Augustana Catholic Church - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

They are/were very small. There's not much info about them.

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