If Sarah Reinhard isn’t off hiding somewhere with a good book, chances are she’s chasing a toddler or a Jack Russell terrier (or sleeping, because every mom can use a nap!). She enjoys the idiosyncrasies of life in an old farmhouse in central Ohio with her husband and two daughters. Her “day job” is as secretary/administrator at her local parish, where she’s able to take her daughters to work with her. She is a weekly columnist at Catholic Exchange’s 
Lessons of the Assumption
Features | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Monday, August 15, 2011
[Editor’s Note: In honor of Mary’s feast day, we’re re-running this column from Sarah Reinhard - -one of Mary’s biggest fans.]
I’ve been Catholic for a number of years, but it’s taken me a while to get used to Holy Days of Obligation. They’re not ingrained in my memory the way they seem to be for other Catholics I know, and some of them are just…well, they’re unfamiliar at best and weird at worst.... READ MORE
An Angel and a Maiden
Features | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Family on Friday, March 25, 2011
Years ago, my mother-in-law introduced me to the Universal Living Rosary Association of St. Philomena, and I couldn’t resist joining her in signing up for a decade of my own.
I was just sure this would be something that would make a huge impact in my life. And when I received my little card with my assigned decade I was awash in the feeling that I had a message from God himself.
The Annunciation?... READ MORE
Rachel's Contrition Giveaway
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Reviews on Monday, October 25, 2010
Are you looking for great fiction? How about great Catholic fiction? Well, look no further.
Rachel’s Contrition, by Michelle Buckman, has been making some waves on Amazon, rating first in women’s fiction on the Feast of the Holy Rosary this year (October 7).
There’s a reason it made number one. This is a book that not only begs a reviewer to use words like “riveting,” “powerful,” and even “awesome,”... READ MORE
Win 'The Death Panels'
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Reviews on Monday, October 18, 2010
I’m a big fan of Michelle Buckman‘s, and I’m tickled to share one of her two new novels, The Death Panels, with everyone here.
Brace yourself before you pick this book up. It’s not light reading, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to already recommending it to everyone I know.
Death Panels builds a world that my children could live in, a world that’s not so far from possible. It takes the most dangerous... READ MORE
My Rosary Top Ten
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Friday, October 08, 2010
This week has been a great blessing to me. I have really benefited from the insight and wisdom in the comments. Thank you to everyone for being so gracious and welcoming!
Today I’m collecting my top ten rosary resources for you. This list isn’t exhaustive, and I had to leave a lot of things off of it. Being a tad bit obsessive compulsive, I knew that if I didn’t draw the line at a certain number (like... READ MORE
The Rosary as a Family Affair
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Thursday, October 07, 2010
I always feel a little sheepish admitting to people that my family doesn’t pray the family rosary. It’s like admitting that I’m not cheering for the sports team all my friends are playing on.
It first came up in a Faith & Family podcast last year. And when I admitted it, I found myself immediately surrounded by people sighing in relief.
You mean there’s comfort in knowing that?
Good.
But, all that... READ MORE
The Prayer I HAVE to Pray
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Wednesday, October 06, 2010
According to my confessor and spiritual director, we all have habitual sins. Each of us has an area of weakness, and that’s where our personal tempters and/or the devil attack first. In fact, when we’ve talked about my habitual sin, he used the word “addiction.”
I don’t know about you, but thinking of sin as an addiction took some getting used to. I mean, when I think of addiction, I think of drugs... READ MORE
Praying the Rosary: Try and Try Again
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Tuesday, October 05, 2010
I have been trying to succeed at the rosary for nearly ten years. It seems to be the devotion I just can’t escape: I’ll put it away for months at a time, only to have an intention that calls for nothing less than the Big Guns.
My failures over the years seem to fall into a range of categories, but, as I’ve considered the excuses I tell myself and God over and over, there seem to be a few repeat offenders.... READ MORE
Praying the Rosary: the Mechanics
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Monday, October 04, 2010
I started trying to pray the rosary sitting on my bed at night. I would juggle the beads and the prayer book, stumbling through the unfamiliar prayers and wondering how I would ever be able to call the fumbling I was doing successful. Was THIS what prayer was supposed to be? I felt like I was multi-tasking in the very worst way, and my connection to God seemed non-existent.
I was committed, though.... READ MORE
A Week of Rosary Blogging
Faith and Family Live! | Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Monday, October 04, 2010
Hi everyone! It’s an honor and a delight to be guest blogging this week at one of my favorite places on the internet.
A month or so ago, I asked Danielle if I could spend a week doing some rosary blogging here during October, which is the Month of the Rosary (because, you know, y’all don’t hear enough about my devotion to Mary), and she said yes!
A little about me, before I tell you my plan for the... READ MORE
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