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Charlie’s Print Debut

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Editor's Note

April: I’m glad we have Faith & Family. Our birth announcement here will be the first one in print: Charles Albert Hoopes was born on Feb. 13, weighing in at 9 pounds, 7 ounces.

He was born at 5:11 a.m. Tom texted our daughter with the news at 5:18 a.m. His Facebook was updated with the information... READ MORE

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The Home Front May/June 2009

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Danielle Bean in Home Front

Does citrus make you smile?

Turn the page to find out how food can improve your mood.

FOOD by Danielle


Food and Your Mood

We all know you are what you eat. But did you know that what you eat can affect how you feel?


Lean meats promote alertness.

Amino acids in protein enhance the body’s production... READ MORE

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Unfaithfully Yours

Julie and Chris were living in marital hell until Julie’s night alone on the kitchen floor ...

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Marriage

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... READ MORE

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Read ON!

New Pauline Books & Media Program Boosts Reading

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Features

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... READ MORE

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The Season

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Season

“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... READ MORE

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PURELY Cool

For these young people, modesty and virtue never go out of style

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Celeste Behe in Everyday Apostles

By Celeste Behe

Rebecca Christian

Modest and Fab

Rebecca Christian, Modestia.StBlogs.com

“There is a stunning beauty in the simplicity of a Franciscan sister’s habit,” says Rebecca Christian. “But we are not all women religious, are we?”

It’s for those of us who do not wear the veil that 20-year-old... READ MORE

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The Power of a Parish

A U.S. parish transforming part of Haiti; radio listeners taking gifts to the border; Catholic missionaries making inroads in Russia. These are not your typical parish aid stories. But with the power of Christ in charge, they’re more common than you’d think.

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Features

Hope Erupts in Haiti

Ten years ago at Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., Father Richard Martin asked his parishioners to help build houses for the poorest of the poor in Haiti by saving just 50 cents a day per family during Lent.

The pastor calculated this small sacrifice from each of 2,500 families... READ MORE

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Feasting with Friends

Supper Clubs foster friendship, hospitality, and a family night out, What are you Waiting for?...

May/June 2009 Issue | Posted by Kate Wicker in What's Cooking

By Kate Wicker


A few years ago some friends and I decided we wanted to do something intellectually stimulating in our lives. We also wanted a good excuse to eat, drink, and be merry. So we started a bookish supper club, a dressed-up potluck of sorts where we would meet regularly at someone’s home to... READ MORE

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