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Sr. Patricia is a Poor Clare nun living in community at the Poor Clare Monastery in Spokane Washington. She is a best-selling author of the "101 Inspirational Stories"...
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Fitness and Finances
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Friday, July 03, 2009 5:09 PM
On today’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), we discuss taking care of ourselves and our families physically and financially. In our first segment, Danielle, Rebecca and I chat about finding time to make healthy eating and working out a priority in our lives. What healthy living challenges do you face in your own life? Check out our new Heart, Mind, Body & Soul group at Faith & Family Connect for an ongoing discussion on this topic.
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Calling All Patriots
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, July 03, 2009 12:21 PM
Here’s wishing you and your families a wonderful 4th of July celebration!
Share it with us, won’t you? I love to hear how other people and other communities observe our religious and civic feast days.
The similarities and the peculiarities are so interesting.
So: take pictures, blog about it, and tomorrow at noon I’ll put up a post where you can leave the results all weekend.
Students Hungry for the Truth
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, July 03, 2009 12:00 PM
Tom Beaudoin gathered this collection of theology bloopers from undergrads at three colleges.
Here’s one:
“After reading Martin Luther, I am thinking of becoming protest. Protestant theology teaches “faith alone,” also known as ‘sola fillet’ or ‘sola feta.’”
Never write essays on an empty stomach might be the lesson there.
Though I’d like to think there really was such a thing as “dessert asceticism.”
The Joys of Impractical Shoes
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Friday, July 03, 2009 10:00 AM
On our anniversary yesterday, Dan took me out shopping. He “owed” me some birthday presents from last month (he did not), he said and figured we might as well pick some things out together.
I guess I thrill easily, because my man’s voluntary company on a shopping excursion made me giddy.
And when I picked out these totally impractical shoes, ones I am quite sure will be the cause of my demise when I turn over my ankle in them a thousand different times a thousand different ways, and he said only, “Sure, if you like them,” I knew he loved me.
No wonder I married this man!
Forming Hearts and Minds
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, July 03, 2009 7:00 AM
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Whether your children attend school or are homeschooled, this is the spot to ask questions about curricula, religious education, parent-teacher relationships, or academic concerns of any kind.
Please join us!
Creative Re-use
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:24 PM
Last night my parents went to a potluck at their church. My mom took along a Mexican-rice style dish.
It was delicious, which I know because I tasted it. But the amazing part was that except for the rice, the dish was made entirely of leftovers from my mom’s fridge.
I like to think I’m pretty good at being creative in the kitchen. Last week I needed to use some leftover salami, and I improvised a pizza casserole that was decent. But I’m not so good at combining various leftovers into one dish. ... READ MORE
President Meets With Catholic Press
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, July 02, 2009 5:41 PM
President Obama met with members of the Catholic press for about 40 minutes today.
Head on over to our sister site, NCRegister.com, for a series of posts on what they talked about. Our publisher, Fr. Owen Kearns, LC was present (you can see him in the foreground of this photo).
Items of particular interest might be the discussion of conscience protections and the President’s response to a question about finding common ground between the pro-life and pro-choice movements to reduce the incidence... READ MORE
Holy Nuns, Happy in Habits
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:07 PM
I challenge you to watch this video and not wind up with a big goofy grin on your face by the end. This kind of joy is positively infectious.
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On the Web: Trig Palin Brings New Hope
Todd and Sarah Palin’s infant son Trig has brought new attention to the frightening fact that 90 percent of children diagnosed prenatally with Down Syndrome are aborted. This tiny baby is bringing new hope to people with Down Syndrome and those who love them. This tiny baby presents a real threat to the culture of death.
