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Meet the moms who blog daily. From our home to your home, we invite you to join us in encouraging and helping the Faith & Family community grow in faith!

Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is Editorial Director of Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea: Musings of a Catholic Mom (Pauline 2005) and Mom to Mom, Day to Day: Advice and Support for Catholic Living (Pauline 2007). Though she once struggled to separate her life …
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Rachel Balducci

Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and together they are the parents of five lively boys. Besides being a mom, she is also a writer and a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has maintained her personal blog at Testosterhome.net where she …
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Lisa Hendey

Lisa Hendey
Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com, a Catholic web site focusing on the Catholic faith, Catholic parenting and family life, and Catholic cultural topics. Most recently she has authored The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also employed as webmaster for her parish web sites. …
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their young children Camilla and Blaise. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site is ABC Family. …
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Rebecca Teti

Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti has been married to Dennis for 15 years, with four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where …
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Robyn Lee

Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee is the managing editor of Faith & Family magazine. She is (yikes!) an almost 30 year-old, single lady, living in Connecticut with her two cousins in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law …
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Hallie Lord

Hallie Lord
Hallie Lord married her dashing husband, Dan, in the fall of 2001 (the same year, coincidentally, that she joyfully converted to the Catholic faith). They now happily reside in the deep South with their two energetic boys and two very sassy girls. In her *ample* spare time, Hallie enjoys cheap wine, …
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Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Fr John Bartunek, LC, STL, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991. After college he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and baseball coach. …
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Guest Bloggers

Sara Fox Peterson

Sara Fox Peterson
Sara Fox Peterson is the wife of one wonderful man who was (finally!) baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church in 2008 and together they are the parents of four young children. She holds and B.S. in biology and an M.S. in human physiology, both from Georgetown University, and has been …
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December 2009

Awaiting Christ and Celebrating the Season

Some Feast Days in Advent
November 30: St. Andrew
December 7: St. Ambrose
December 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 21: St. Peter Canisius

Christmas Cooking
Warm Caramelized Onion Dip
Apple Cider Cranberry Sauce
Pork with Cherry and Wild Rice Stuffing
Make a Butter Log
Toasted Coconut Marshmallows
Christmas Cooking Cocktail

December Fun
Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet
Sleigh Ride by Boston Pops
Christmas Craft

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October 2009

Fall! Recipes, Games, and Feasts

Some Feast Days in October
October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary
October 15: St. Teresa of Jesus
October 16: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
October 17: St. Ignatius of Antioch
October 19: Memorial of the North American Martyrs

What’s Cooking
Easy Beef Burgundy
Baked Pecan Sweet Potatoes
Spinach Salad
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

Fun in October
Fall Coloring Pages
Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe
Stamp an Apple-Picking Bag

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September 2009

Back to School and Autumn Begins


Some Feast Days in September
September 12: The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 14: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 21: St. Matthew
September 23: St. Pio Pietrelcina
September 29: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael
September 30: St. Jerome

What’s Cooking
Warm Cranberry-Walnut Brie
Caramelized Onion-Potato Gratin
Zesty Chicken Wrap
Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust

Fun in August
Marian coloring pages
Pizza Maker
The Muppet Show: Autumn Leaves

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August 2009

August feasts, desserts, and fun!


Some Feast Days in August
August 4: St. John Mary Vianney
August 8: St. Dominic
August 10: St. Lawrence
August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 22: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 24: St. Bartholomew

What’s Cooking: Desserts
Warm Skillet Sour Cherries with Vanilla Ice Cream
Chilled Raspberry Cream Pie
Watermelon carvings and ideas
Lemon Meringue Martini Recipe

Fun in August
Gospel Word Search
Summer Coloring
Julie Andrews and the Muppets
Picnic Tips

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July 2009

Celebrate Independence and Faith

Some Feast Days in July
July 3: St. Thomas
July 4: Independence Day
July 9: St. Augustine Zhao Rong and his companions
July 11: St. Benedict
July 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
July 23: St. Bridget of Sweden

What’s Cooking: Independence Day Menu
All-American Trifle
Nacho Dog
Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chile and Lime
Warm Asian Potato Salad
Homemade Lemonade
Inside-Out Cheeseburgers

Fun in July
U.S.A. Paper Airplane
United States Puzzle
National Anthem

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June 2009

Celebrate the Sacred Heart, the Immaculate Heart, and Dads.


Some Feast Days in June
June 7: The Most Holy Trinity
June 13: St. Anthony of Padua
June 14: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
June 20: The Immaculate Heart of Mary
June 22: St. Thomas More

What’s Cooking
Fresh Strawberry Muffins
Spiders
Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
Firecracker Grilled Alaska Salmon
S’mores Ice Cream Cake
Mint Mojito

Fun in June
Father’s Day Craft
Saint Peter Puppet Show
Ladybugs’ Picnic

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Sacred Heart of Jesus

Pray the litany


Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

V. Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
V. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
R. Christ, graciously hear us.
V. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mother’s womb, [etc.]
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June 14: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi in your home and parish


Attend a Eucharistic procession or ask you pastor to hold one at your parish.
Sing Songs about the Blessed Sacrament:

Panis Angelicus
Jesus My Lord, My God, My All
Adoro Te Devote
Ave Verum Corpus

May 2009

Welcome the warm days


Some Feast Days in May
May 1: St. Joseph the Worker
May 9: St. George Preca
May 10: Mother’s Day
May 13: Our Lady of Fatima
May 21: The Ascension of the Lord
May 25: Memorial Day
May 31: Pentecost Sunday

What’s Cooking
Campfire Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Spinach and Strawberry Salad
Pesto Pea Soup
Chicken with Tarragon Cream Sauce
Creamsicle Cake

Fun in May
Mother’s Day Word Search
Make Speedy Bird Racers
Butterfly Memory Match
 
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June 22: St. Thomas More

Activities to do as a family


St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher (who shares the same feast day) were martyred under King Henry VIII of England for defending the Holy See. Here are some activities to do as a family:
Rent or buy the Oscar-winning movie A Man for All Seasons starring Paul Scofield.
Prepare warm scones and tea to nibble and sip while you watch this British saint’s vibrant story.
Discuss the movie. This martyr was a regular guy—a lawyer, a husband, and a dad, but when the king asked him to betray the Catholic... READ MORE


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