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Danielle Bean

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
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
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
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

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

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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Guest Bloggers

Kate Lloyd

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

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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Family Film Fun

What do you watch with a preschooler?

Since it’s Easter now, I’ve been trying to think of fun activities we can do to celebrate. Some of my ideas are big - this weekend we’re doing our first-ever family zoo trip! - but many of them are smaller, like making jell-o (Camilla loves the opportunity to use cookie cutters) or blowing bubbles or other similar things.

It also occurred to me that, with Camilla being three-and-a-half, we’re probably... READ MORE 


Test of Faith

Test of Faith is an interesting project out of Cambridge University to promote greater understanding between the worlds of science and faith. Here’s the trailer for what looks like an interesting documentary.


Earn Money at the Movies

'Ignatius Night at the Movies' offers a fundraising opportunity for your school, parish or project

Just in time for summertime entertainment, Ignatius Press is offering an opportunity that puts the “fun” in fundraiser:

Here’s how it works:

You host a “Catholic Books and Film Fair” Event and arrange a showing of one of these popular Catholic films:

Clare and Francis, Paul: Contending for the Faith, Pope John Paul II, Padre Pio: Miracle Man, Maria Goretti, Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love, Bernadette... READ MORE 


USCCB’s Top Films for 2008

How many of these have you seen and what are your picks?

Since it’s awards season, there is a lot of talk these days about films and stars. Every year, the USCCB gets in on the act by releasing two top ten lists of films for the year. 

The lists for 2008 include the primary list chosen as the top films of the year by the USCCB’s Office for Film and Broadcasting and the “family friendly” list of films designated by the OFB.  I have seen a few of the films... READ MORE 


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