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Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest and 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 …
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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 is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and the author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also enjoys speaking around the country, is employed as webmaster for her parish web sites and spends time on various …
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Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. 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 …
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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 is a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut 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 and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from …
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DariaSockey
Daria Sockey is a freelance writer and veteran of the large family/homeschooling scene. She recently returned home from a three-year experiment in full time outside employment. (Hallelujah!) Daria authored several of the original Faith&Life; Catechetical Series student texts (Ignatius Press), and is currently a Senior Writer for Faith&Family; magazine. A latecomer …
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Kate Lloyd
Kate Lloyd is a rising senior, and a political science major at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While not in school, she lives in Whitehall PA, with her mom, dad, five sisters and little brother. She needs someone to write a piece about how it's possible to …
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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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Notes during the Homily?

Do you take them?

Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Yesterday’s conversation about Mass as well as a post on texting teens over at CatholicMom.com has me wondering about a topic that is near and dear to my heart: taking notes during Mass. One of the moms at our Facebook community shared with me that she uses her mobile phone to take notes during the homily.

I shared with this mom that I’m a homily scribe too. Taking notes during the priest’s homily... READ MORE

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Filed under homily, mass, priests, writing

Scientist Priests

Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Here’s a fun little article from Catholic Exchange.

Whip it out next time someone tries to tell you Christianity is anti-Science.

Even though Europe learned the scientific method from Roger Bacon, Franciscan priest?

And standardized the technique for experimentation through Robert Grosseteste, bishop?

And the fields of Geology, Modern Astronomy & Genetics were each “fathered” by priests?

(Plus,... READ MORE

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Filed under apologetics, catholicism, fun facts, priests, science, scientist priests

Give a Seminarian a Library

Be a part of something special...

Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Perhaps you’ve seen this initiative mentioned elsewhere on the web today, but I wanted to make sure our friends here at Faith & Family Live know about the fantastic “Africa eBook Project” being headed up by blogger Brandon Vogt. Here’s a brief video which describes Brandon’s initiative to get a digital library of Catholic classics into the hands of 2,000 seminarians studying in Africa.

Won’t you please consider joining my family in making a small donation today to this incredible initiative? Imagine that for less than the price of a cup of coffee, you can give the gift of a full digital library to someone who is giving their life to serve our Church. Learn more and give your gift today at http://www.indiegogo.com/africa.

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Filed under books, catholic new media, priests, seminarians

Pray for Vocations

Lenten Reflection

Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tuesday, March 27

Psalm 102 begins, “O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.” These are the words that begin a prayer I have heard since my childhood. The Diocese of Savannah chose the beginnings of this psalm for their prayer to increase vocations.

Oh Lord, hear my prayer and let my cry come unto you. Bless our Diocese of Savannah with many priestly and religious vocations. Give the... READ MORE

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"Why I Love Religion, And Love Jesus"

A fun and enriching video

Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Did you see this? A Catholic priests raps his response to the viral “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” video. It’s amusing and very well done - and he covers a lot of points in under three minutes!

For a longer and more complex commentary, this video response from Fr. Robert Barron is also worth watching.

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Filed under apologetics, jesus, priests, religion, video

The Real Waste of Time

A first step toward a stronger prayer life

Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, October 18, 2011

I got to confession last weekend for a sorely-needed first time in a long time. It ended up turning into a mini-spiritual-direction session with the compassionate-but-fair priest. (I felt sorry for the people behind me in line.)

More than a week later, I’m still thinking about one of the insights he gave me. It hadn’t occurred to me before. And I thought I’d share it with you in case you haven’t either.... READ MORE

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Filed under confession, faith, grace, insights, prayer, priests, spiritual life

Church News

Where do you turn for news and information?

Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Monday, July 18, 2011

The blogosphere is abuzz this afternoon with commentary and speculation about the appointment of a new Archbishop for Philadelphia. Because no official announcement has been made, I prefer to wait until we have news from the Vatican or the USCCB before engaging in a discussion about this appointment, which will truly be historic and important for the future of our Church in the US.

I’m pondering the... READ MORE

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