The New Catholic Digest Is Here
by Danielle Bean in News on Friday, February 17, 2012 11:07 AM
The new Catholic Digest is hitting mailboxes this week—have you received your copy yet?
If you are a Faith & Family magazine subscriber, you should be receiving your copy of new Catholic Digest soon. I have heard from many of you who were cautious about the changes in the magazines, and I hope you will give me some feedback when you receive the re-launch issue. It is my hope that the magazine will serve you and meet your needs, so please don’t hesitate to tell me how we can do exactly that.
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Holiness in the Mundane
by Rachel Balducci in Faith on Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:05 PM
My washing machine broke the other day. There’s never a good time for the washer to break, but this day seemed especially inconvenient. There were uniforms to wash, basketball jerseys to prepare. Sheets needed tending and a whole host of other linens that if left alone would soon overtake my house and upend my existence.
That’s how it felt in that split second when the error code flashed on the machine’s front panel and the wave of panic drenched me.
“Noooooo,” I dramatically bellowed, my head whipped... READ MORE
A Not So Dry Run
by Kelly Dolin in Family on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:46 PM
Friend me on Facebook and you can read riveting updates such as the following:
Three hours ago: Potty training! I’d rather be in the dentist’s chair. We’re going nowhere fast.
One hour ago: I quit. We’ll call this a dry run (figuratively speaking; there was nothing dry about it). Ainsley just pooped in front of the Fed Ex man.
All of this reminds me of Betty White’s comment from a while back: “You know, I have so many people to thank for being here, but I really have to thank Facebook. When I first... READ MORE
Single Dad Wins Super Bowl Tickets
by Robyn Lee in Family on Friday, February 03, 2012 8:46 AM
Sunday is a special day for Catholic Dad, Jimmy Oliveira. Even when his daughter Gina was still very young, he started the family tradition of Sunday Mass and watching the New York Giants game. “When I was a child that was the family tradition growing up. Church and football. When my daughter was born I decided this is going to be our thing. Going to church on Sunday and watching the Giants game,” says Jimmy.
7-year-old Gina, also loves their Sundays. She asked her dad if they would continue their... READ MORE
What About Me?
by Heather Vacca Voccola in News on Wednesday, February 01, 2012 11:59 AM
What about my rights? As a woman? As a Catholic? As a mother? As an American citizen?
What about me?
For the past two weeks, there has been a lot of talk in Catholic circles about the HHS contraception mandate and the March for Life I’ve read countless articles, blog reports and op-eds regarding this divisive decision and the lack of media attention toward the hundreds of thousands of people in Washington.
As a woman and mother with “rights,” I have a few questions of my own:
1. Paying for Immorality... READ MORE
Vote For My Guy Or You're Stupid
by Susie Lloyd in News on Friday, January 27, 2012 9:05 AM
“If you vote for him ... there will be no excuse for you before God.” —Facebook.
Election time is here! That singular moment when Catholics who hold exactly the same values based on faith, hope, and charity, tear each other apart.
Well not literally. But there is talk about sin and hell and who’s a real Catholic, and who isn’t. All based on the vote!
This is nothing new. It happens during every election. It’s a great way to make people get mad and stop listening. So why do we keep falling for it?... READ MORE
Fight or Flight
by Kelly Dolin in Family on Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:57 PM
Adrenaline assists the human body in mounting a response in times of trouble. Fight or flight—that’s what we’re supposed to do when facing peril. But what if instead your innate response is pure paralysis?
I’m about twelve years old. I’m window shopping at the mall. I exit one store and stroll into the mall area to wander through a car show. A man walks up and starts reading a display out loud. He makes some kind of small talk—I can’t remember what he said exactly.
I move on. And so does he. He... READ MORE
Thriving!
by Arwen Mosher in Family on Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:13 PM
I’ll admit it: when I read the title and opening paragraphs of Jen Fulwiler’s recent post at the National Catholic Register blog, I stifled a sigh. The piece is called “Moms of Young Children: The Time to Thrive Is Now” and I was afraid I was about to read another screed about how mothers could be fit, organized, and put-together (with harmonious marriages and deep spiritual lives) if only we would self-motivate, prioritize, and Make Time for Us.
I’m a mom of young children. I exhaust myself daily... READ MORE
In Praise of Unknown Engineers
by Jake Frost in Family on Monday, January 09, 2012 10:52 PM
Who can name the geniuses who have wrought our modern world? The scientists and engineers whose imagination, sweat and determination created the artifacts of material culture we use and rely upon each day?
I’m not talking Thomas Edison, Henry Ford or the Wright brothers. Everyone already knows about light-bulbs and cars and airplanes. But how about the inventor of the zip-lock bag? The lowly but lovely Swifter? Those hardy and child resilient Corelle plates?
Maybe they aren’t as exciting... READ MORE
Home By Another Way
by Kelly Dolin in Faith on Thursday, January 05, 2012 8:44 PM
In my work in The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, I am preparing to celebrate epiphany. In the atrium, we will ponder the long journey of the wise men; we will talk about the fact that they fell prostrate in the presence of their savior; we will read about how they returned to their country by a different way.
They returned to their country by a different way.
They had had an epiphany. We will say the word. We will define it - “a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential... READ MORE
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