Jesse Tree Craft Swap
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Since the lovely tradition of the Jesse tree has come up in two recent posts, I thought I’d point out that the resources for organizing a Jesse Tree Craft Swap are available at the National Catholic Register’s Resources page.
Faith & Family magazine subscribers may recall the feature I did in last year’s Advent edition. The premise is a solution for those who like the Jesse Tree devotion but are... READ MORE
Lord, Come Where You Are Not Known
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, November 18, 2008
If you haven’t read any other reflection in the pope’s seminar on St. Paul, at least read last week’s session.
It’s beautiful and timely as we approach the feast of Christ the King and the start of Advent. “What,” Benedict inquires of St. Paul, “does it mean to wait for the Lord? What is the relation between our present time, the time of the Church, and the time when we will definitively be with... READ MORE
Self-buttering Bread
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, November 17, 2008
It’s gotten cold here in Washington, DC.
As we live in a drafty Victorian built shortly after the Civil War, cold weather means my daughter and I retreat to the kitchen many Sunday afternoons to get a leg up on the week’s cooking and baking --and be able to feel our feet and hands.
Yesterday one of our projects was brioche --those feathery-light little loaves that are traditionally served with... READ MORE
Tools For Re-Evangelization
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, November 17, 2008
One positive and nearly universal response I’ve seen to the election results is a Catholic commitment to get serious about re-evangelization and pro-life education.
Here are some exciting new projects I’ve stumbled across recently that might interest you for their nimble, “hip” (for lack of a better term) and non-threatening approach.
1. Catholics Come Home. Perhaps like me you saw some of the... READ MORE
Standing Against FOCA
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, November 14, 2008
I promised you the final version of the bishops’ statement on FOCA from their annual meeting.
Voila! Read it, it’s exceptionally well crafted.
It begins by wishing President-Elect Obama well and listing all the areas in which they hope to work with him and with all persons of good will. Only then do they raise the specter of the Freedom of Choice Act and its likely consequences. Then we get to... READ MORE
Do You Know Roe?
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Think you know what Roe v Wade says and does?
Take this test and you may be surprised.
Just for fun, report your results in the comments box. I’ll give you mine after a few others weigh in.
The Bishops Are Resolute
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
It has yet to be finalized, but here’s a preview of the statement on life the bishops agreed upon at their annual meeting this week:
“The nation’s Catholic bishops on Tuesday served notice to the future Obama administration that they will oppose “a culture of coercion” on abortion, even if they have to suffer doing so.
The five-paragraph statement, which was debated at length during an afternoon... READ MORE
Hannah Coulter
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Mom & I went through a period of time during my late teens when we didn’t get along too well.
It was for no good reason that I can recall. Psychologists say adolescence is parallel to the “terrible twos” psychologically speaking: in both phases of development, the child is discovering --and asserting-- that she is not her mother. And I did that with a vengeance for awhile.
I haven’t thought of... READ MORE
Happy Warriors
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, November 10, 2008
Those of you pleased with the election results may not need this post, so feel free to skip down.
For the others, in light of the bereft tone of some of the comments on the last few political posts, I thought I’d offer a few links of consolation or at least courage.
First up: if you’re worried that President-Elect Obama and the incoming Congress are no angels: peace. Our Constitution was made... READ MORE
Welcome To Married Life, My Friend!
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Saturday, November 08, 2008
My best friend --we go back to 6th grade-- got married October 25th.
I just got off the phone with her: the happy couple returned from their honeymoon in Barbados about 3:00 this morning.
Now they’re living at his place until the home they purchased together can be readied. Where do you s’pose they’re spending the afternoon?
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