"Small Successes" Gets a New Home
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Thursday, May 10, 2012
A popular meme feature that had its inception here at Faith & Family Live has found a new home over at CatholicMom.com—yes, “Small Successes” is now online and being hosted each week by Sherry Antonetti at CatholicMom.com to hopefully attract and support a wider audience of moms.
To celebrate bringing the new feature to CatholicMom.com, we are hosting a big giveaway. Anyone who joins us this week... READ MORE
May Crowning
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, May 01, 2012
The month of May is upon us, which means we have thirty-one days to honor Mary.
There are many interesting approaches to focusing on Our Lady. I’m sure every Catholic family will have a unique approach—especially based on age and gender and size. In our home, filled with boys, we tend to have a more solemn take. Not a lot of crown-making going on around here.
Either way, every family can find ways... READ MORE
My Dip in the Pool of Bethesda
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Today’s Gospel reading (John 5:1-16) made me think of my friend Matt Swaim. For 177 days and counting, Matt has been starting his online days with a #gratefultweet—a short prayer of thanksgiving for something special that has happened. Some of Matt’s #gratefultweets are profound, others a bit goofy. Regardless, he has inspired me and countless others to make our first social media interaction of the... READ MORE
Happy Thanksgiving To You & Yours
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Thursday, November 24, 2011
I am grateful for my faith, my family, this magnificent country of ours and its wonderful people—especially all of you.
Here’s a reprise of my brother’s illustration and poem from Thanksgiving a few years back.
Almost Thanksgiving
by Sam Ryskind
Roasted turkey, turkey stuffing
Gravy flowing in a boat.
Crans and hams and mashed potatoes
Whipped until they nearly float.
Yellow cornbread, black molasses,
Butter for a ton of rolls—
Almond, green bean, carrot, spinach,
Pearl onion casseroles.
Stalks of broc and brussels sprouts,
Corn and lima-bean goulashes,
Steamy brains of cauliflower,
Shapely deformed winter squashes.
Soups of root like rutabaga,
Pars’ and turnip, radish, beet,
Codfish stew and salty chowders,
Crammed with clam and oyster meat.
Piping pies hot from the oven—-
Call all hands to bring them in:
Apple, pumpkin, sweet potato,
Nutmeg spiced and cinnamon.
Coffee—lots of cream and sugar—
Tasty tarts stacked on a tray—
Stuffed? Don’t panic, this was practice.
Thanksgiving’s still an hour away!
Are You Missing a Piece of Faith & Family?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
I am so grateful you are here.
I have said many times that the readers here at Faith & Family Live are an integral part of our value. It’s your participation and your contributions that make Faith & Family Live the supportive, educational, and encouraging community it is. I really value what we have created here together and I know that many of you do too.
But are you missing out on more of what Faith & Family has to offer?
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In each issue of Faith & Family magazine, you get something we can’t give you here online—longer, in-depth feature articles, stunning photography, beautiful layouts, and hundreds of tips, ideas, and inspiration for Catholic family living. We want to support you in all aspects of Catholic family life and we don’t want you to miss out on any of what Faith & Family has to offer.
If you are not yet a subscriber, won’t you consider subscribing today? If you are already a subscriber, perhaps you will consider a renewal or a gift subscription as a means of supporting our online efforts.
We are deeply grateful for any way you can support Faith & Family Live, but most of all for your presence and participation in the Faith & Family “family.” You are what makes us great. Thank you for being here.
Father Knows Best
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Over at Sipping Lemonade, Lauren has a beautiful reflection on the birth of her daughter six months ago.
Baby Kate, to the surprise of her parents, was born with Down Syndrome. The news came as a shock, which quickly turned to humble gratitude.
[It’s been] six and a half months since we finally decided on her name in the delivery room – a decision that seemed so hard to make (almost providentially)... READ MORE
On Memorial Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, May 30, 2011
Enjoy your holiday today, everyone!
Here’s a post from a previous Memorial Day I’m partially reprising because the priest’s advice just sticks with me:
I wanted to share with you some advice a Navy chaplain serving at our parish once gave to kids at a school mass on the Friday before Memorial Day.
(I liked it so much I wrote it down.)
He asked the students to sit for a few moments before he gave... READ MORE
Oprah's Last Show
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
I watched the Oprah series finale this afternoon. Don’t ask me how I pulled it off—I haven’t been able to watch anything at four in the afternoon since my oldest boys were toddlers. But somehow the big boys were all gone and both babies asleep and there I sat, folding laundry and watching Oprah.
I’ll admit I used to watch Oprah way back then. I was on a big kick for a while and really did enjoy the... READ MORE
Gratitude and a Giveaway
Posted by AGroup in News on Thursday, April 14, 2011
*** Giveaway is over and comments are closed. ***
At the risk of sounding like a broken record I can’t help saying one last time what an amazing experience I had at the Faith and Family Mom’s Day Away.
To those of you who attended, thank you for bringing the gift of yourself and blessing me with your beauty. To those of you who did not, I hope to see you next year! Short of a calamity or brand new... READ MORE
There In Our Midst
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, April 04, 2011
Oh my GOODNESS, what an amazing experience it was hosting our first-ever Faith & Family Mom’s Day Away on Saturday!
I hardly slept the night before, so filled was my head with “What if’s” and “If only’s.” But I should have known better than to fret about anything. The fact is, the women who read and support Faith & Family are amazingly positive people. With a crowd of Faith & Family supporters (and... READ MORE
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