The powerful light of the family table — a place of belonging and the sign of...
This article is currently posted at CatholicMom.com. Go there for great content for families! I grew up with an old saying: “The family that prays together stays together.” And that’s a maxim that I...
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My column at Patheos: Lumen Fidei’s last chapter = Faith as light in family,...
As we conclude the Year of Faith this month, I’m completing my 5-part series at Patheos summarizing Francis’ first encyclical on faith, Lumen Fidei, looking at chapter four. (Check out the new study...
View ArticleRaising Them for Jesus – 3 influences your kids need today to have faith...
I’m over at CatholicMom.com this week, sharing a post on parenting… The young bride-to-be, a good friend’s daughter, sent me a thank you note for my gift and my attendance at her bridal shower. She...
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Here’s to the mundane, the ordinary, and the works of mercy we cannot live...
Today I had a thought. A complete thought. And that’s a good thing amidst a million distractions. Here’s to the mundane. Here’s to the stuff of earth and all the little things we do — the...
View ArticleAmong Women 185: The Life of Ryan, with Mary Ellen Barrett
This latest episode of Among Women may require a box of Kleenex handy. My most wonderful and gracious guest is Mary Ellen Barrett. This week we look at the difficult subject of losing a child to...
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Among Women: On Faith, Grace, and Prayer in Marriage and Family Life
This week’s episode of Among Women talks about many things that are close to my heart — marriage and family — and the calling to make Christ the center of those relationship and in our home. I hope...
View ArticleSaint-Making Starter Kit: Parents Who Love God and Live It In The Home
Happy All Saints Day! One of the key teachings of Vatican II — is the universal call to holiness — or more simply, everyone is called to be a saint. As I read and share many saint bios and...
View ArticleThe F.U.N. Quotient… Prank It Forward gives away a house to a housekeeper
Ok, this was heartwarming and very fun! (8 min. video)
View ArticleAmong Women 189: Leading with Humility — talking about “The Prodigal You Love”
In this latest episode of Among Women, I discuss the unscheduled hiatus of the show in the last couple of months, as well as my forays into the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. I also welcome my...
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Among Women Podcast 191: Jenny’s IVF Story — a powerful story of loss,...
This is a very important show for the Among Women audience since it is first time we’ve discussed in-vitro fertilization, both in relation to Catholic teaching, and within the life story of a guest....
View ArticleThis makes me think… the empty nest and growing older is a privilege…
Arriving at an older age is to be considered a privilege: not simply because not everyone has the good fortune to reach this stage in life, but also, and above all, because this period provides real...
View ArticleCardinal Luis Antonio Tagle’s presentation: The Family, A Home for the...
Get inspired: Watch +Cardinal Tagle from the Philippines give this keynote talk from the World Meeting of Families. Thank you Catholic TV for this presentation.
View ArticleThis makes me think… how the family is threatened, and how that is remedied…
A quote from Pastor Rick Warren, who shared the stage with Cardinal Sean O’Malley at the World Meeting of Families a week ago. He commented on how the family is threatened in today’s society, and what...
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Among Women 195: Praying With Your Children
Among Women 195 is all about praying with your children. In this new Among Women podcast, my guest, Grace Mazza Urbanski, and I met while we were both attending the World Meeting of Families last...
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A Prayer to the Holy Family, from Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia, (plus links)...
A photo from my trip the Carmel Mission, Carmel CA Prayer to the Holy Family Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of true love; to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of...
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