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
Debt is the Real Grinch
November/December 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
By Phil Lenahan
ipersonally have never felt the “holiday blues.” But I know many, many people who have celebrated a beautiful Christmas — only to get the bills blues in January.
I will always remember a young couple who once participated in my 7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free small group study.
They had been fortunate to purchase a home just before the housing boom and run-up in prices. They... READ MORE
The Tardiness Quiz
September/October 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Mind Games on Friday, August 15, 2008
Are you chronically late?
Sick of the panicked, helpless rush? Here are questions to help.
STEP ONE: Look at yourself.
Lay down on the psychologist’s couch. Your attitude toward your tardiness is the first thing to look at. Which of these statements best describes you?
A. I’m fine. I’m always at my desk before 10, in Mass before the Gospel, at parties when people are actually there and talking.
... READ MORESpring Fever Cures
May/June 2008 Magazine Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
LITTLE ONES (Ages 0-7)
Pro-Life Elephant
How can you argue with Horton’s pro-life exhortation that, “a person’s a person no matter how small”? This audio version of Horton Hears a Who features the enjoyable voice characterizations of Dustin Hoffman. The CD also includes Billy Crystal performing Horton Hatches the
Egg, and Mercedes McCambridge reading Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose.
Horton Hears... READ MORE
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