Grace Does Not Depend on Us
by Kelly Dolin in Faith on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:48 PM
Here’s a question recently posed by a visiting priest: Which two sacraments can be received again and again and again? The answer, of course, is the Eucharist and confession. The anointing of the sick and Holy Matrimony can be received more than once, but not over and over and over again.
I just loved Betty Duffy’s piece about confession. I love the sacrament of confession. So many people find it intimidating or see it as a liturgical rap on the knuckles, but, gosh, it’s just pure grace. That being... READ MORE
Changes and Challenges
by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, October 10, 2011 10:27 AM
[This is my editor’s note from the Fall 2011 issue of Faith & Family magazine. If you are a subscriber and haven’t yet received your copy, it will be arriving soon. If you are not a subscriber ... let’s fix that today!]
Early this past summer, we took a family kayaking trip on the Saco River in Maine. Before we hit the water, the company that rented us the kayaks needed to schedule our pick up, by bus, further down the river later in the day.
“We have pick up stations after four, seven, and eleven... READ MORE
Seeking Divine Beauty
by Rachel Balducci in Reviews on Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:00 PM
In Weightless: Making Peace with Your Body, Kate Wicker shares her life-long struggle with body image, how she learned to overcome the distorted truth and see her beauty and worth from the source that matters most: the eyes of God.
This book is a must-read for all women, not just those who have struggled with an eating disorder or an unrealistic quest for perfection. It’s for the woman who is tempted to compare herself to the airbrushed images in a fashion magazine. It’s for the woman who feels... READ MORE
Where Angels Abound
by Daria Sockey in Reviews on Sunday, October 02, 2011 2:43 PM
The memorial feast of the Guardian Angels is not on the Church calendar this year, since it fells on a Sunday. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take some time to remind out children of our heavenly protectors and perhaps start teaching them the traditional Guardian Angel Prayer if they do not already know it.
The action of angels — both good and evil — is a topic that fascinates all of us. The Bible, the writings of the doctors of the Church, and mystical experiences of some of the saints only give... READ MORE
I Worry So
by Rachel Balducci in Faith on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 6:53 PM
Henry is sitting in my bathroom on the counter. He has filled the sink with water and is using my lotion cap as a small cylindrical sailboat.
I was about to dry my hair when he climbed up next to me. So my immediate reaction is to unplug my hairdryer and moved it out of the way.
I decide to stand in my bedroom to dry my hair. That way Henry can keep playing in his ocean of adventure while I watch from a safe distance. But as I stand at my mirror I can’t shake the feeling that there is danger lurking... READ MORE
Wrongful Birth vs. Right to Life
by Leticia Velasquez in News on Sunday, September 25, 2011 3:03 PM
A Palm Beach jury just awarded a couple $4.5 million in damages in a wrongful birth suit.
Their son Bryan was born in October 2008 without arms and with only one leg.
Their suit was against the mother, Ana Mejia’s obstetrician and sonographer, saying if they had done their jobs detecting the anomaly before birth, that the couple would have had time to abort him.
Mejia and Santana claimed they would have never have brought Bryan into the world had they known about his horrific disabilities. Had Morel... READ MORE
Something Rotten
by Colleen Duggan in Faith on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:37 PM
[Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at CatholicDigest.com.]
I think a mouse died in my wall. I’ll let you use your imaginative olfactory senses to hypothesize about the smell but I will say it amazes me that an animal so small can produce an odor so large.
Also, the new washing machine and dryer we have weren’t properly installed so when I run them, (as I have for almost 16 hours straight in order to catch up on the week’s worth of laundry) , they sound like heavy artillery gunfire. ... READ MORE
Such Beautiful Girls
by Kelly Dolin in Family on Sunday, September 18, 2011 3:29 PM
Here’s an interesting take on little girls, big girls, and beauty.
The writer quotes Huffington Post author Lisa Bloom, who in turn says:
ABC News reported that nearly half of all three- to six-year-old girls worry about being fat. 15 to 18 percent of girls under 12 now wear mascara, eyeliner and lipstick regularly; eating disorders are up and self-esteem is down; and 25 percent of young American women would rather win America’s Next Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize.
We’ve all read these sorts... READ MORE
Unforgiving Heart
by Rachel Balducci in Faith on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:00 AM
Not too long ago, I was at a big neighborhood gathering with my family. It was the end of a long, hot summer evening and as I was corralling my crew, I saw someone I knew from a long time ago. I decided to go say hi.
I chatted with the person for a few minutes at the very end of the night, and the course of our conversation jogged a memory for me from a long time ago. It wasn’t really a terrible memory but it wasn’t very happy either.
The memory came out of nowhere, a flash of feelings from ancient... READ MORE
13 Things ...
by Karen Edmisten in Family on Monday, September 12, 2011 6:00 AM
1. When something is really irritating you, ask yourself this: “When they are grown up and gone, am I going to care that they _____________? Or will I look back and wonder why I made such a big deal out of that?” Then decide if it’s really a big deal or not. Answers will vary.
2. Seventeen years pass astonishingly quickly.
3. The cliche about how different your children are from one another is a cliche because it’s true. They are not all little yous or little your-husbands. They are unique combinations... READ MORE
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