Julie Davis is the creator of the Happy Catholic blog, podcasts novels at Forgotten Classics and foodblogs at Meanwhile, Back in the Kitchen. She is a very busy woman at this stage of her life. But not so busy that she doesn't have time to be a gifted and creative detective looking for signs of God's presence in films, books, television, animals, nature, work, relationships, and more. Here is a brief sampler of her investigations:
• When something good happens to her, she takes it as part of God's delight in surprising us.
• She quotes Alfred North Whitehead on the idea that philosophy begins in wonder and then goes on to realize that it is the same quality that drew her to her faith.
• She is pleased when she comes across an epiphany in the middle of a mystery novel by Dick Francis. It makes her laugh and then it makes her think.
• Truth is where we find it — even in a silly movie like School of Rock which contains an insightful prayer.
• Davis admits that she is a great believer in etiquette as "being a cure for what ails us."
It is appropriate to read Davis quoting the 2003 - 2005 TV series Joan of Arcadia. God speaks to us when we least expect it. He whispers to us when we're too busy or asleep. As detectives always on the lookout for the Divine, we must remain alert and attentive to the presence of God in every facet and minute of our lives.
