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Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest and Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea, Mom to Mom, Day to Day, and most recently Small Steps for Catholic Moms. Though she once struggled to separate her life and her …
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Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and they are the parents of five lively boys and one precious baby girl. She is the author of How Do You Tuck In A Superhero?, and is a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has …
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Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and the author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also enjoys speaking around the country, is employed as webmaster for her parish web sites and spends time on various …
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Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site …
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Rebecca Teti

Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti is married to Dennis and has 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 …
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Robyn Lee is a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from …
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Daria Sockey is a freelance writer and veteran of the large family/homeschooling scene. She recently returned home from a three-year experiment in full time outside employment. (Hallelujah!) Daria authored several of the original Faith&Life Catechetical Series student texts (Ignatius Press), and is currently a Senior Writer for Faith&Family magazine. A latecomer …
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Kate Lloyd is a rising senior, and a political science major at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While not in school, she lives in Whitehall PA, with her mom, dad, five sisters and little brother. She needs someone to write a piece about how it's possible to …
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As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
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Vatican Book Giveaway

Win this gorgeous, informative book!

Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Monday, November 03, 2008 11:00 AM

For the reader on your Christmas gift list, may I recommend this beautiful new volume from DK Publishing?

The Vatican: Secrets & Treasures of The Holy City takes you behind the scenes at the Vatican in glorious photographs.

Yes, it has a chronological list of popes. It also shows you the Vatican supermarket. Some of the treasures from the Vatican museum are photographed here for the first time. You can also see how the Swiss Guard uniforms get pressed.

It’s a delightful look at the holy and the humdrum inside the Vatican, and one of you can win it free!

There are six sections:

  • The Vatican Year, which highlights how the principal feasts of the liturgical year are celebrated in the Eternal City.
  • History of the Vatican, offering a visual timeline of the popes, their moral concerns and their achievements from Peter to Benedict XVI.
  • Art & Architecture, with the most complete photographic tour of St. Peter’s inside and out I’ve ever seen, plus lush pictures of the Vatican Gardens, the Vatican Museums and other Vatican buildings.
  • Daily Life Inside The Vaticanis a section I particularly liked. It’s an insider’s view of how things work—not just the papacy and the curia, but the post office, emergency services—you’ll even learn about the families of Swiss Guardsmen who live on site at the Vatican.
  • People is another delight. It takes a look at 12 inside-the-Vatican professions, including curator, choir boy and restorer of mosaics.
  • Treasures is a tour of the papal sacristy, with ornate papal vestments and gemstone inlaid chalices that were gifts of kings and queens in times past. This might be my favorite section, not only because the items themselves are beautiful, but because you learn so much about the celebration of the Mass throughout the centuries from it.

    • All the photos are well-labeled, with captions that are easy-to-read and informative, and the accompanying text is reverent, yet clear enough for non-Catholics to understand. I especially appreciated the warm tone throughout the book. Fr. Michael Collins has created a kind of love-letter to his former home; I think you’ll love it.

    So… wouldn’t you enjoy a FREE copy? Enter our giveaway!  Here are the rules. 1) You need a U.S. Shipping Address. 2) You must leave a comment on this post using a valid email address (which will not be shared or posted) before midnight EST on Wednesday, November 5, 2008.

    We’ll choose the winner at random and announce the results Friday. Good luck!

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