Well, to Chiara a dandelion IS a flower of the fairest and rarest.I always find a sunny little dandelion offering in Our Lady of Guadalupe's hands after Chiara ...
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Today's featured Catholic mom-writer is Lisa Hendey, creator of the wildly popular CatholicMom.com and author of the recently released "Handbook for Catholic ...
In today's post on Catholic mom-writers, I'm talking with Danielle Bean, mother of eight, editorial director of Faith & Family, and author (with Elizabeth Foss) ...
This week, in anticipation of Mother’s Day, I will be featuring interviews with and books by Catholic moms over at OSV Daily Take. (I'll repost here at the end ...
Fifteen years ago today, Dennis and I were married at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in the Bronx. It was a beautiful Mass on a beautiful day followed by a ...
Here's my current Life Lines column about my recent Cornerstone retreat experience:My plan all along was to use this column to tell you about the grace-filled ...
At St. Edward's University in the bluebonnets...Chips and salsa and creamy jalapeno at Chuy's. Yum...Easter morning...Down on the grounds of the State ...
Father forgive them, they know not what they do... We see Jesus on the cross today and hear him forgiving his persecutors, forgiving us. It is a powerful scene, ...
Once a year -- usually during March, which is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month -- I parade out a photo of my fine-looking colon to get your attention. ...
After a whirlwind day that included at least one hour of panic when Noah was late returning from his winter camping trip and almost missed serving noon Mass ...
This week at Fathers For Good, Dennis and I are discussing communication and intimacy, just in time for Valentine's Day. Here it is...Planning for the best ...
This week on Fathers For Good, Dennis and I are discussing communication and intimacy, just in time for Valentine's Day. Here it is:
During this month of February, when all the world is aglow with red hearts and dark chocolates and sparkly diamonds, my husband, Dennis, and I will be tackling ...
Who can assure us that we will be alive tomorrow?Let us not put off from one moment to another what we should do, because the next moment is not yet ours.--St. ...
This is my OSV Daily Take post from today. Given the devastation in Haiti, I thought it was important to share this more newsy post on Not Strictly Spiritual.By ...
From my post at OSV Daily Take today:If you are looking for the best way to help victims of the Haitian earthquake that has killed thousands, click HERE for a ...
So I've been away for a while again, and not simply because I have overbooked scheduled. At I tried to put my finger on the reason I haven't been blogging, I ...
From my post at OSV Daily Take today:
One year ago the Catholic writing world lost a precious gift and friend, Emilie Lemmons. I didn't know Emilie personally ...
If you are anything like me, right about now you're making a list and checking it twice and realizing that you have way too many Christmas gifts left to buy. ...
I was first introduced to Thomas Merton's writings by my friend Ken when we were both working for Catholic New York newspaper many years ago. Ken's knowledge of ...