Faith & Family Live!
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Editor's Note
April: With this issue, Tom and I are celebrating our fifth anniversary. Not our wedding anniversary (that has been more than 15 years!), but our Faith & Family anniversary. It was five years ago that we became the editorial co-directors of the magazine.
To celebrate the current team’s fifth anniversary,... READ MORE
Sweet Spotlights
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Features
Ad-ons
I really enjoy your magazine. I have two favorites. First, I love the beautiful photo spread with the wonderful prayers or devotions to go with it. I really enjoyed all of the past mysteries of the Rosary. We had cut them out and laminated them. We still use them today. My second favorite is... READ MORE
Whole grains made easy ... and delicious!
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Danielle Bean in Home Front
NUTRITION
by Danielle
Whole Grain, Whole Health
Does the mention of “healthy whole grain” make you lose your appetite? If so, you’re not alone. Even though diets rich in whole grains have been proven to reduce risk of heart disease and lower rates of obesity, few Americans actually eat the three whole-grain... READ MORE
Freedom From the Old Ball & Chain
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith&Culture
By Rebecca Ryskind Teti
Most of us practice the traditional American virtue of minding our own business. But in the defense of marriage against those who want to redefine it — whether they be polygamists in Texas or homosexual activists in California — we should make an exception.
After all, one-man,... READ MORE
The Tardiness Quiz
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Melissa Hartog in Mind Games
Are you chronically late?
Sick of the panicked, helpless rush? Here are questions to help.
STEP ONE: Look at yourself.
Lay down on the psychologist’s couch. Your attitude toward your tardiness is the first thing to look at. Which of these statements best describes you?
A. I’m fine. I’m always at my... READ MORE
Twice Blessed
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Robyn Lee in Party Planners
Occasion: A “double baptism” for two of our children’s babies — girls born one week apart: Adelaide Louise Flavin and Camille Barry Thompson.
Party Planner: Cathy Thompson
Place: Our home in Louisiana
Guests: “All four grandparents for each baby were present, along with three great-grandmothers and... READ MORE
Make a Splash!
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Robyn Lee in Insider
1. Michelangelo Mural
Tub crayons are shaped to fit little ones’ hands. The masterpiece is easily washed away after bath time. $6.49, from CrayolaStore.com
2. Squeaky Diversion
To him it is green-foamy-fun in a bottle. To you, it is a cleaner child. $5.99, find where to buy at AlexToys.us
3. Tub Treasures... READ MORE
To the Brink and Back
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Daria Sockey in Features
“I am so tired,” Greg Alexander said one evening to his wife, Julie.
“Me, too,” Julie replied. “Let’s get to bed early for a change.”
Greg sighed. “No, that’s not what I mean. I mean emotionally tired. Julie, I’m done. I want a divorce.”
Julie barely paused to digest this. Really,... READ MORE
From Darkness to Light
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Lisa Klewicki, Ph.D. in Features
By Lisa Klewicki, Ph.D.
Sue pulls the pillow over her head as the snooze alarm goes off again. She desperately wishes that she could stay in bed instead of facing another day. Her husband, Joe, gently shakes her shoulder.
“Get up, honey. It’s getting late.”
“I’m going, I’m going!” Sue snaps back.
Forcing... READ MORE
Calling All Saints
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Susie Lloyd in Features
By Susie Lloyd
Halloween as we commonly celebrate it is the offspring of two unlikely parents born centuries apart — the ancient druids and the modern market. The druids marked the day of the dead with bonfires, ghoulish tricks, and scary costumes. Centuries later, retailers cashed in. Yet, somewhere... READ MORE
Seeking Beauty in the Muck
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Elizabeth Foss in Features
By Elizabeth Foss
By Scott Russell Sanders
Illustrated by Robert Hynes
(National Geographic Children’s Books)
$7.95 from Amazon.com
When my three oldest boys were little, we lived in a townhouse with a postage-stamp-sized yard.
But this little house was set on the edge of Pohick Valley... READ MORE
Autumn
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Daria Sockey in Season
Autumn, the year’s last,
loveliest smile.
— William Cullen Bryant
Feasts, Traditions … and Fun
SEPTEMBER
1 Labor Day
• For a fun activity on your last days off from school, make a custom word search puzzle that includes all the memorable events of the summer. The following website makes this... READ MORE
‘LATE HAVE I LOVED YOU’
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Features
Our Hearts are Restless
Man desires to praise you, for he is a part of your creation; he carries his mortality with him and carries the evidence of his sin and the pr oof that you resist the proud. Still, he desires to praise you, this man who is only a particle of your creation. You have prompted... READ MORE
Catholic Coffeehouse Dwellers
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Celeste Behe in Everyday Apostles
By Celeste Behe
St. Killian’s, Christendom
Kaylie Miller
When she was 15 years old, Kaylie Miller made a promise to herself: She would not attend a Catholic college. But her resolve faded when she visited the campus of Christendom College in Front Royal, Va.
“I fell in love with the place,” recalls... READ MORE
God Is Stronger Than Cancer
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Margaret Berns in Features
By Margaret Berns
When Tina Robbins was diagnosed with co lon cancer in the spring of 2006, she didn’t feel afraid or angry. She felt ready to suffer well.
She did not know at that point how very hard it all would be.
The 41-year-old wife and mother of five from Bloomington, Minn., admits, “I thought,... READ MORE
Beauty and the Cross
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Father Ernest Daly, LC in Features
By Father Ernest Daly, LC
When Leah Darrow appeared as a contestant on the hit reality TV show “America’s Next Top Model,” she says, “My eyes were dramatically opened to the pitfall of today’s desire to be the next ‘beautiful thing.’”
Yet, when she was eliminated on the TV show, she wanted to capitalize... READ MORE
The Audition
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Robyn Lee in Back Porch
By Robyn Lee
“All the world’s a stage,” said William Shakespeare. Now I know what he means.
Some people ease into a new hobby by knitting or learning to draw. But I wanted to take up acting. So I figured that emailing a big-name theater and asking if they could recommend an amateur-friendly community... READ MORE
Did I Marry the Wrong Man?
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Father Richard Gill, LC in Spirituality
By Father Richard Gill, LC
Question
I’ve been married for nine years, and we have a boy, age 7, and a girl, age 5. On the surface, I suppose, we have a normal life and everything is okay. That’s probably what someone looking in from the outside would say about us. But I find myself unhappy and I don’t... READ MORE
Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Carmen Staicer in What's Cooking
By Carmen Staicer
You know the drill. You pull out your child’s lunchbox, lovingly pack a sandwich with just the right snacks, and it all comes back to you at the end of the day — uneaten. Or maybe you open a lunchbox at night to find unfamiliar junk food wrappers. Upon questioning, your child sheepishly... READ MORE
Bonus Room - September/ October 2008
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Lynn Wehner in Bonus Room
“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday,” said Abraham Lincoln. Here’s to our lifelong journey of growth in the virtue of wisdom …
Wisdom, says Webster’s, is “the power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience,... READ MORE
Fun, Fresh, and Faith-filled
September/October 2008 Issue | Posted by Tim Drake in Entertainment
Little Ones (ages 0-7)
by Tim Drake
Prayer Warriors
Can a family ever have too many Catholic prayer books around the home? This concise book of prayers not only teaches families what to pray, but how to pray. It offers friendly introductions to the Church’s traditional prayers, with sections on Ignatian... READ MORE
