Becoming a Catholic Writer in a Modern World

The Formation of Flannery O'Connor's Vision for and Habits of Writing

Last week, I addressed two threatening forces that converged on O’Connor during her coming of age that appear to have contributed to the forging of her humanistic burden. In the previous week, I offered a rough biographical sketch of Flannery O’Connor’s life.

This week, we’ll look at some of the salient experiences that shaped her as a writer. I’m parti…