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Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is Editorial Director of Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea, Mom to Mom, Day to Day, and most recently Small Steps for Catholic Moms. Though she once struggled to separate her life and her work, the two …
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Rachel Balducci

Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and they are the parents of five lively boys and one precious baby girl. She is the author of How Do You Tuck In A Superhero?, and is a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has …
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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 is married to Dennis and has 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 she double-majored in …
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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 …
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Guest Bloggers

Jeff Young

Jeff Young
Everyone is entitled to at least one good idea, right? Well, Jeff Young had his in October 2008 when he was struck dumb by the Catholic Foodie concept. It was a Reese's moment for him. Two great "tastes" that "taste" great together. Food and faith! Jeff produces the Catholic Foodie internet …
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Lynn Wehner

Lynn Wehner
As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
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My Rosary Top Ten

My Favorite Rosary Resources

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 


Praying the Rosary: Try and Try Again

Tips from a Failed Rosary Pray-er

I have been trying to succeed at the rosary for nearly ten years. It seems to be the devotion I just can’t escape: I’ll put it away for months at a time, only to have an intention that calls for nothing less than the Big Guns.

My failures over the years seem to fall into a range of categories, but, as I’ve considered the excuses I tell myself and God over and over, there seem to be a few repeat offenders.... READ MORE 


Exaltation of the Cross With a Side of Soup

A Catholic Foodie Special: The Faith & Family Live Edition

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Today I bring to the table a special episode of the Catholic Foodie... just for you here at Faith & Family Live.

So, what’s on the menu?

Well, good stuff, of course!

On this day when we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, I have prepared a thoughtful appetizer for you. It’s based on this question: Why in the world would anyone want to exalt a cross?

For those of you unfamiliar with... READ MORE 


Fitness Fans and Mamas Movin'

winner of our recent giveaway

The randomly drawn winner of our Mamas Movin’ With Mary shirt giveaway is Sharon, who shared this fitness goal:

“I want to get the bike I got for Mother’s Day out of the garage and ride it regularly.  I want to get back on the elliptical I haven’t touched for months.  A friend invited me to start running with a group of friends twice a week; maybe this shirt will help motivate me to get me moving again!  As for prayer, I want to make sure I pray the Rosary EVERY day, even if it means getting up a few minutes earlier in the morning, or turning off the radio when I’m in the car.  Thanks for the cool contest! smile

Thanks to the Mamas for sponsoring this giveaway and congrats to Sharon—we hope the shirt helps you reach your goals!


Discerning Vocations & Marian Devotions

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This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above) Arwen, Rebecca and I take on two wonderful topics.  In our fist segment, we look at the topic of vocations, and the “Call within a call” that Arwen recently wrote about.  The start of every school year is a renewed time to reexamine the work we are doing, to rededicate ourselves to family and work, and to... READ MORE 


Mamas Moving With Mary

and a giveaway too!

***UPDATE: Contest is now over and comments are closed. I will post the winner’s name shortly!

Do you ever think it’s too hard for a mom to find regular time for fitness and prayer? Well, here’s an inspiring story of some moms who made fitness and prayer a priority—with great results!

Mamas Movin’ With Mary started when three Catholic moms decided to get together regularly with the goal of training... READ MORE 


What's So Great About The Assumption?

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I made an apologetics blunder this weekend.

My daughter and I were in New York on a “girls’ weekend out” trip and staying with a beloved aunt who is not a believer.

Usually when we’re in town we go to Mass in her neighborhood, but for the Assumption, we wanted to do something special and went to St. Patrick’s cathedral.

My aunt had never heard of the Assumption and wanted to know what it was. Like... READ MORE 


The Rosary In Real Life

says you: how do you pray the rosary?
http://www.deaconlaz.org/THE%20ROSARY.htm

Do you pray the rosary and do you love it?

Pope Benedict XVI recently prayed the rosary in public at Fatima, and before him John Paul II wrote an entire encyclical on the rosary.

Believing in the rosary’s power isn’t the same thing as knowing how to pray, is it?

Even knowing literally how to pray it (which prayers on which beads) isn’t the same thing as knowing how to pray it, is it?

This comment... READ MORE 


The Eucharist and The Rosary

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Our guest on this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above) will offer you a renewed insight into the Eucharist and its relationship with the Rosary.  Matt Swaim is the producer of the Son Rise Morning Show on EWTN radio and the author of the wonderful new book The Eucharist and The Rosary.  A convert to the Catholic church in 2005, he and his wife Colleen live in Cincinnati,... READ MORE 


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