Ann L Vivian
Author, Musician, Thinker
Perhaps you have unexplainable, unprovoked yet powerful feelings of transcendence from an unknown or unidentified source. Do you wish that you could read about someone else who has also been through similar phenomena?
I did. If you are still searching, or even if you are just curious, WELCOME!
This website, blog, and the spiritual memoir that I am writing,Visions, Visitations, and The Voice: My Intimate Journey with the Sacred, are meant for you. Please come explore with me—I welcome your company, comments, and thoughts.
A Letter to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV
Your Holiness: My humble congratulations to you on your elevation to the Papacy. On the heels of the beloved Pope Francis, you are a continuing beacon of hope to the world. It is of that role that I write to you. You are in a unique position, as the leader of a...
The ‘Holy Week’ of Pope Francis
Let me say this first—I was born, baptized and raised as a Roman Catholic. I also attended parochial school for 12 years (yes, all of my pre-college education was inescapably based on Catholic teachings). So, I have some basis for what I am about to say. At the same...
A Different Visit From David
(One year later…and a few years ago) Today, June 21, 2021, is the day after Fathers’ Day, which we celebrated without David for the second year. In a row. Jonathan seemed to want no fuss made for him, and he told me later in the day that he had gone for a walk or a...
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