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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 Gatherings and Mother Mary

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This week on the podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Elizabeth Foss, Sarah Reinhard and I talk about the joys and stresses of welcoming extended family into our homes for family gatherings.  What tips do you have for Lisa to feed and shelter everyone, enjoy their company and not fall into the Martha vs. Mary syndrome. How do you avoid any family drama or differences (when... READ MORE 


We're Giving Away Signed Copies of Small Steps for Catholic Moms

Enter to win yours!

(This giveaway is now over and comments on this entry are closed. I will announce the winners on the main blog.)

This is going to be fun! Circle Press is giving away three copies of Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Think. Pray. Act. Every Day to three of our readers here at Faith & Family.

But here’s the most fun part—these three copies will be the only three of their kind because they will be signed... READ MORE 


Fr. Corapi Ticket Winners

The randomly selected winners in our Fr. Corapi ticket giveaway are as follows:

ErinM:

I have lots of family in Omaha and would love to make the trip!

Mary Harrell:

We love Fr. Corapi! Thank you for the chance to win tickets to see him.

Jennifer Mary:

I love Omaha and the people of Nebraska and we have wonderful friends, religious and lay there. It would be great to see Fr. Corapi there!

The winners... READ MORE 


Why Was 6 Afraid of 7?

Math Game Giveaway!

Out of the Box Publishing recently came out with three new card games and boy was I excited to get review samples to try out for myself. Luckily I have a sister next door with six kids so there are plenty of opportunities to play games.

Last night my sister was having a party so I decided to bring the card game 7 Ate 9.

Kian (age 10) and Fiona (age 8) asked to play. We opened the tin case and started... READ MORE 


The Lost Toy

VeggieTales DVD giveaway!

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 


Two Lucky Winners of Rachel's New Book

Here are the winners in our recent giveaway of Rachels’ awesome new book, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys

Ellen Cavalo: absolutely love the title! My middle daughter is stationed with her husband overseas. They have little Gianna and just found out that they will have a Joseph this July. I’d love to send her a copy!

Stephanie: I love listening to all... READ MORE 


Book Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to our two winners in the To Save a Thousand Souls book giveaway.

Heather Shipley: as the mother of three boys I would love a copy

Blandina Yangilmau: I would love to read this book.  Where can I can buy the book?  Please put me on your list of giveaway.

Please check your email for instructions on how to send us your shipping information. Thank you all for your interest in this book!


To Save A Thousand Souls

another book giveaway

A few years ago, our parish was graced with one of the most dynamic priests I had ever met. Fr. Brett had such a contagious love for Jesus that just being around him made me want to be holy, to do better, to be better.

Fr. Brett didn’t stay long at our parish—he was soon offered a position at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary to help with priestly formation. While I was sad to see him go, I couldn’t think... READ MORE 


Thank You!

You are so kind

Just a quick note of thanks to all you who entered the book giveaway hosted by the wonderful people here at Faith and Family. I just wanted you to know I’ve read each and every comment and you are all so sweet and supportive!

Thanks!


We're Giving Away Copies of Rachel's Book

Enter to win a copy of How Do You Tuck In a Superhero

I’m so excited for Rachel as she awaits the release of her (hilarious!) first (amazing!) (available for pre-order!) book, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys.

You can listen to Rachel read excerpts and discuss some of the book’s content with Lisa and Rebecca in this week’s podcast. And now here’s your chance to win a free copy of this fabulous new book!... READ MORE 


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