Writing My Own Story
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
I have several friends who like blogs, but don’t read ones written by other Catholic mothers.
“I can’t take the pressure,” they say. “Their lives look so perfect, and it makes me feel badly that mine’s not like that.”
Personally, I do read - and am inspired by - blogs by other Catholic moms. But I understand my friends’ point of view. It can be intimidating.
I’ve been part of the Internet community... READ MORE
My Rosary Top Ten
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Friday, October 08, 2010
This week has been a great blessing to me. I have really benefited from the insight and wisdom in the comments. Thank you to everyone for being so gracious and welcoming!
Today I’m collecting my top ten rosary resources for you. This list isn’t exhaustive, and I had to leave a lot of things off of it. Being a tad bit obsessive compulsive, I knew that if I didn’t draw the line at a certain number (like... READ MORE
The Rosary as a Family Affair
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Thursday, October 07, 2010
I always feel a little sheepish admitting to people that my family doesn’t pray the family rosary. It’s like admitting that I’m not cheering for the sports team all my friends are playing on.
It first came up in a Faith & Family podcast last year. And when I admitted it, I found myself immediately surrounded by people sighing in relief.
You mean there’s comfort in knowing that?
Good.
But, all that... READ MORE
The Prayer I HAVE to Pray
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Wednesday, October 06, 2010
According to my confessor and spiritual director, we all have habitual sins. Each of us has an area of weakness, and that’s where our personal tempters and/or the devil attack first. In fact, when we’ve talked about my habitual sin, he used the word “addiction.”
I don’t know about you, but thinking of sin as an addiction took some getting used to. I mean, when I think of addiction, I think of drugs... READ MORE
Praying the Rosary: the Mechanics
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Monday, October 04, 2010
I started trying to pray the rosary sitting on my bed at night. I would juggle the beads and the prayer book, stumbling through the unfamiliar prayers and wondering how I would ever be able to call the fumbling I was doing successful. Was THIS what prayer was supposed to be? I felt like I was multi-tasking in the very worst way, and my connection to God seemed non-existent.
I was committed, though.... READ MORE
A Week of Rosary Blogging
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Monday, October 04, 2010
Hi everyone! It’s an honor and a delight to be guest blogging this week at one of my favorite places on the internet.
A month or so ago, I asked Danielle if I could spend a week doing some rosary blogging here during October, which is the Month of the Rosary (because, you know, y’all don’t hear enough about my devotion to Mary), and she said yes!
A little about me, before I tell you my plan for the... READ MORE
To His Sister
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Wednesday, September 29, 2010
How would you like to get a letter like this?
“Oh no! Mary Magdalene was not alone at Sainte Baume. She was no more alone than she was at Bethany. But instead of having God visible before her in mortal shape, she had him invisible in her soul, but he was no less present.
This is my life too, dearest, as much as my weakness, my misery, my meanness, my lukewarmness, my cowardice will allow. Try to... READ MORE
Do You Know Religion?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Thanks to my Facebook friend Tony Rossi for sharing a link to this online quiz at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: How Much Do You Know About Religion? I am sharing my score here, loud and clear, for all to see.
I’ll say that even though I was tripped up on one question (and it wasn’t one of the Catholic topics!), the statistics at the end of the quiz tell me that I scored a 93%, as compared... READ MORE
Silence In Hyde Park
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Not to belabor the point, but Pope Benedict XVI really won the people of the United Kingdom over.
Here’s an incredible story about that.
Read it if you need some cheering up.
I bring this up again, though, because it highlights one of the most astonishing moments of the trip, more powerful, perhaps, than his many beautiful and pitch-perfect addresses.
That was the moment of exposition of the Blessed... READ MORE
When Faith Meets Sports
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
My friend Jen Ambrose pointed me toward this article about Pittsburgh athletes and faith over the weekend.
Anyone who reads Jen’s blog or follows her on Twitter knows that she’s a rabid Steelers fan. As is my husband. So we feel like life-long friends. My kids love to talk about Jen and her family cheering the team on with them, all the way over there in China.
But back to the article.
Many members... READ MORE
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