Rebecca Teti has been married to Dennis for 15 years, with four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where she double-majored in Political Philosophy & Drama. She holds an MA in Political Theory from Catholic University and pre-children worked a variety of non-profit jobs, including as a pro-life lobbyist and later director of the Center for Family Development in Bethesda, MD. Rebecca now writes from home, with special interest in marriage and family issues, whatever the Pope is doing, retrieving Lego bricks from underfoot, and homemade pie.
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Calling All Patriots
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, July 03, 2009
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
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, July 03, 2009
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.”
President Meets With Catholic Press
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, July 02, 2009
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... READ MORE
Marriage & The Political Order
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Marriage on Wednesday, July 01, 2009
President Obama hosted a reception in honor of LGPT pride month Monday.
You should read his remarks—along with those made recently by former Vice President Cheney—on the subject.
They remind me I promised you a series of posts addressing different facets of the same-sex marriage debate.
In part one I argued that marriage defenders aren’t against anyone, they’re pro-marriage. In part two I pointed... READ MORE
Rainy Day Fun
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Monday, June 29, 2009
On the East Coast we’re experiencing the rainiest June I can recall.
Just days and days that can’t be spent poolside or riding bikes.
There are always movies and computer games of course, but besides the questionable influences involved, I simply don’t think it’s brain-healthy to spend much time in front of the glowing screens.
It certainly doesn’t make for good moods—have you ever noticed how crotchety... READ MORE
Year of The Priest Movies
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Friday, June 26, 2009
Did you catch our sister site’s Top 10 Priest Movies?
That list excluded foreign films and stories about bishops and cardinals, but it sparked a blog conversation. B-Movie Catechism has some other choices, as does The American Catholic. More in comments here, too, and this post has some interesting choices.
My top picks would be On the Waterfront, John Ford’s The Fugitive, I Confess and The Cardinal (since he doesn’t become a Cardinal until the end, I don’t think it violates the “priest” rule).
Any these lists miss? Which are your favorites?
Priests & Brothers
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, June 25, 2009
I am truly touched by a letter Archbishop Dolan of New York sent his priests recently.
The Whispers in the Loggia blog had both the letter and this photo of the Archbishop at an ordination today.
In one sense it’s just a letter making some basic announcements. But I admire the Archbishop’s effort to truly shepherd and befriend his own men. It called to mind Cardinal Stafford’s remark last July that... READ MORE
Obama To Meet Benedict
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, June 24, 2009
President Obama and His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI are scheduled to meet for the first time on July 10th.
This is historic because one is a charismatic leader whose followers believe he was chosen by God, and the other is Pope Benedict.
Now…don’t get angry with me you Obama fans! A very Liberal friend of mine who writes for a Hollywood comedian sent me his latest line—and of course I had to share.
The Pope & Padre Pio
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Monday, June 22, 2009
The Pope went to visit Padre Pio yesterday.
Here’s his homily for the occasion.
It’s a lovely comparison of Padre Pio to St. Paul, concentrating primarily on the Saint of Pietrelcina’s profound life of prayer and union with God, which enabled him in turn to live a life of continual self-offering and care for the sick.
That’s the example Padre Pio puts before our eyes, says the Pope, and therefore... READ MORE
Happy Father's Day
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Sunday, June 21, 2009
When you’re fortunate enough to have your parents live close by, one of life’s little pleasures is watching the relationships they develop with your own kids.
Sometimes, observing the delight my dad takes in his grandkids (and theirs in him), I feel I must be getting a glimpse of my own childhood through my father’s eyes—that is, I can see by his reactions to my kids how he no doubt reacted to me... READ MORE
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