Leah Libresco

Arriving at Amen: Seven Catholic Prayers That Even I Can Offer Leah Libresco

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; As a Yale graduate, Leah Libresco launched her writing career by blogging about science, literature, mathematics, and morality from a distinctively secular perspective. Over time, encounters with friends and associates caused her to concede the reasonableness of belief in God in theory, though not yet in practice. In 'Arriving at Amen', Libresco uniquely describes the second part of her spiritual journey, in which she encountered God through seven classic Catholic forms of prayer.

Contributor Bio:  Libresco, Leah Leah Libresco is a blogger for Patheos who also works as a statistician in Washington, DC. She is a 2011 graduate of Yale University, where she earned a bachelor s degree in political science. In 2012, Libresco was featured on media outlets ranging from CNN to EWTN when she announced on her blog, Unequally Yoked, that she was converting from atheism to Catholicism. Libresco, a Mineola, New York, native, previously worked as an editorial assistant at theAmerican Conservative. She also has served as a curriculum developer, research associate, and research analyst. She has appeared on CNN s American Morning, and CNN Newsroom, as well as National Public Radio, The Drew Mariani Show, Unbelievable with Justin Brierley, WOR s In the Arena, and A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas. She has also contributed toThe American Conservative, First Things, and The American Interest. Contributor Bio:  Shea, Mark P Mark Shea is a popular Catholic author, blogger, and speaker, whose works include Mary, Mother of the Son; The Work of Mercy: Being the Hands andHheart of Christ; and Making Sense Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did.