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Danielle Bean
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
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 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
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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DariaSockey
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
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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Lynn Wehner
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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Why I Love My P90X Workouts

Bring It!

Posted by Danielle Bean in Health on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Hallie sent me a tweet yesterday afternoon asking my opinion of the P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program.

Turns out this was precisely the motivation I needed for finally getting around to writing up that review I’ve been promising all of you for so long. So here goes ...

Dan ordered the P90X program last October. When the 12-DVD set arrived, he rather sheepishly suggested that I might be interested... READ MORE

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Babies DVD Giveaway

Leave a comment here for your chance to win!

Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Lori Hadacek Chaplin offers a positive review of the newly-released Babies on DVD today.

The good news for Faith & Family Live readers is that we have a copy of this DVD to give away.

To enter for your chance to win, you need only leave a comment on this post with a valid email address (will not be published or shared) between now and Friday, October 8 at 3:00 pm EST. I will draw a random winner and announce it here on the blog over the weekend.

Good luck to you—and happy baby-watching!

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The Lost Toy

VeggieTales DVD giveaway!

Posted by Robyn Lee in Reviews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Saturday night I had my nephews and niece come over to watch, Pistachio, the latest release from VeggieTales.

I knew it was a good choice when the opening song came on and Rory commented: “Oh yeah, I love this.”

Pistachio is the VeggieTales rendition of the fairytale Pinocchio.

The names of the characters crack me up.

Gelato is the lonely toymaker and his brother’s names are Espresso, Milano,... READ MORE

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Catholic DVD Picks for Christmas

Some links to inspire you!

Posted by Danielle Bean in Reviews on Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Inspirational DVDs make a great gift for a priest, family, friend, or Godchild. These newly released high-quality titles from Ignatius are a sure bet:

St. Teresa of the Andes: A beautiful, epic mini-series produced in Chile that tells the story of the inspiring life of the new young Carmelite saint who lived in the 20th century, died at the age of just 19 years old, and was canonized by Pope John... READ MORE

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The 13th Day

Meet the actors, directors and producers of this amazing film!

Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Saturday, December 05, 2009

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On this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), we join in a live teleconference to learn more about the launch of the wonderful movie The 13th Day. Taking part in the call are:

Natasha Howes, Producer of The 13th Day; live from the United Kingdom
Ian and Dominic Higgins, WRITERS and DIRECTORS of The 13th Day; live from the United Kingdom
Actress Jane Lesley, who plays... READ MORE

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Don't Miss It!

The Story of St. Perpetua DVD Giveaway

Posted by Robyn Lee in Reviews on Friday, November 20, 2009

The feature product on this week’s Faith & Family podcast is The Story of St. Perptua DVD.

Tim Drake says that “few stories are as inspiring as the riveting, true account of St. Perpetua, the young Christian mother.”

Go listen to his review and enter a chance to win one of five St. Perpetua DVDs.

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Free DVDs - Veggie Tales Giveaway

Bob and Larry invite you to enter to win

Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, August 10, 2009

Do you like to waltz with potatoes up and down the produce aisle?

Or maybe your kids do?

Veggie Tales fans of all ages will be happy to hear that we have some free DVDs to give away. The good folks at BigIdea.com are offering four (4) copies each of two of their popular DVDs: Abe and the Amazing Promise and Heroes of the Bible.

Both of these DVDs feature entertaining Bible-based stories, silly songs,... READ MORE

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