Spring
Spring 2010 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Season on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
~ William Cowper
Feasts, Traditions … and Fun
Faith and Family Days IN FEBRUARY
17 Ash Wednesday
Lent begins.
March
More Faith and Family Days IN MARCH
3 ST. KATHARINE DREXEL
Learn more about this American saint at FaithandFamilyLIVE.com “Resources.”
19 ST.JOSEPH
Pray for fathers today.
17 ST.PATRICK
•... READ MORE
Awaiting Christ
November/December 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Season on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
~ Charles Dickens
Feasts, Traditions … and Fun
November
More Faith and Family Days in November
29 THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Make an Advent wreath from evergreens.
(For more ways to celebrate the season, log onto FaithandFamilyLIVE.com “Resources.”)
26 THANKSGIVING
• Throw a new twist on the Thanks-
giving pies and make pumpkin... READ MORE
Back Off Mom and Dad
November/December 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
By Lois Leiderman Davitz, Ph.D.
My husband and I recently watched our granddaughter playing a softball game. Flying pony tails, bright-colored uniforms, cheers — the two teams of 9-year-old girls were obviously having a great time.
Whenever one particular little girl went up to bat, though, her father rushed over and stood as close as possible to the umpire. She called a strike; he contradicted her.... READ MORE
The Season
May/June 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Season on Thursday, May 14, 2009
“If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.”
— St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Spring
Activities for you and your family.
Feasts, Traditions … and Fun
May 10 Mother’s day
• Mom — if the following appeals to you, leave this page where your family will find it:
After Sunday Mass and your traditional Mother’s Day breakfast or brunch, present Mom with a couple of rented... READ MORE
Read ON!
May/June 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Thursday, May 14, 2009
By Kerry Crawford and Patricia A. Crawford
Reading matters. Research shows that reading just 20 minutes a day to babies and toddlers gives children a life-long advantage. It lays the foundation for their becoming successful readers in their own right as they mature.
Entering school with better literacy skills enables children to navigate school with greater ease, complete higher levels of education,... READ MORE
Unfaithfully Yours
May/June 2009 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Marriage on Thursday, May 14, 2009
By Chris and Julie Francis
Julie:
Christopher and I met in high school and began our “dating” relationship much like our many peers of the mid-1980s. It wasn’t so much a “courtship” as a physical relationship where we sought to fulfill ourselves rather than one another. We had no understanding at all of what love really was. We had no convictions and thus followed the culture and crowd, which told... READ MORE
SIMPLY Wonderful
November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in What's Cooking on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
By Kate Wicker
If humanity might never see peace on earth, or in a mother’s kitchen, this time of year, fear not. We’re here to help. Before the crowds start flocking to your door, read here for entertainment ideas and an assortment of quick, easy, and impressive recipes that are sure to be crowd pleasers no matter what the holiday occasion.
Visit Kate at KateWicker.com.
Less Fuss, More Yum
Try... READ MORE
Filming Grace
November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
By Simcha Fisher
Aaron Wiederspahn is a man who follows through.
The 36-year-old writer and director of the independent film The Sensation of Sight has chosen a difficult road for his fledgling production company, either/or films: He wants to bring his characters — and thus the audience — to an inescapable confrontation with mystery, “the mystery of grace.”
“It’s like Jacob wrestling with God,”... READ MORE
By the Book
November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Canonist Dominican Father Juan-Diego Brunetta answers questions about official Church practice. He is the director of Catholic Information Services for the Knights of Columbus. Homework — Send your question. Contact information, page 6.
QUESTION:
On prayer for the dead
When I list names of people I want prayed for on All Souls’ Day and throughout the month of Novem-ber, I include all “close” relatives,... READ MORE
How the Boy Found Christmas
November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
By Tom Hoopes
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas is one of those books that aligns all the stars of Christmas for me, and drives the whole Catholic experience home in a way little else can.
You see, there are Christmases and then there are Christmases.
First, there’s Dec. 25. That’s when the Church — and the culture, too, still, to an extent — exerts its energies to get us to think of God and our lives... READ MORE
