Left Behind
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
At the end of a quick but mildly frustrating trip to Target this morning, I got to the car to discover an item had been left on the bottom of the cart.
The bleach that I tucked away while Henry and I were shopping went unnoticed by me or the clerk, and I unwittingly walked out of the store without paying for this $1.67 item.
I mention the price because as I stood there and stared with dismay at the... READ MORE
'Is It a Sin To Be Fat?'
Posted by AGroup in Faith on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Q: Is it a sin to be fat? I have been overweight almost my entire life. I’ve tried all kinds of diets but there does not seem to be any permanent solution that works for me. I feel bad when I eat poorly and don’t exercise, but when I think about trying to lose weight again, I feel desperate and hopeless.
A: The easy answer to this question is that, certainly, being fat is not a sin. Being overweight... READ MORE
Un-Catholic Guilt
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, August 27, 2009
I never know what people are talking about when they refer to “Catholic guilt.”
Ethnic Mother guilt I understand.
But “Catholic”?
One of the strong attractions of Catholicism for me was the sacrament of Confession.
We’re the only game in town that offers a safe, simple, all-natural, completely free, 100% effective method for unburdening ourselves of guilt of any kind.
Which is why, in a letter sent to conference participants in Italy,... READ MORE
Mom Goes Dental
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Lisa already talked got us talking about how much we dread going to the dentist ourselves.
Now can we talk about how much we dread taking our kids to the dentist? And how silly that is after all?
We had appointments this morning. I was so proud of myself for making these long-put-off appointments a couple of months ago that I added the accomplishment to my “Small Successes” for that week. Now actually... READ MORE
No More Guilt!
Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Editor's Note on Thursday, July 09, 2009
April: Years ago, I was in an unfortunate car accident. Thank God no one was hurt, but my car sure was — and all the kids (three at the time) were in the back seat.
A week later, Tom and I went to confession on Saturday afternoon.
“Why are you going to confession?” asked my then 4-year-old. “Oh yeah,” she said. “You hit that car!”
Well, no, I didn’t have to confess running into a car, since I didn’t... READ MORE
I’m Not Crazy!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, February 20, 2009
So my post yesterday (the one about me feeling some guilt and maybe questiong my mothering instincts, etc.)—turns out I was wrong!
Last night, Henry was up here and there in the night and for reasons I’d rather not discuss here, I am certain that his troubles falling asleep the other night were not related to having unresolved diaper issues. Again, I won’t go into details, but I am now confident that what I saw was not as old as it seemed (follow?).
I just thought I’d share. I know it’s all very silly, but something about realizing Henry had some “extenuating circumstances” helped me feel better about going with my gut the other night. I don’t really think it failed me after all—not this time anyway!
I Have Not Arrived
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, February 19, 2009
When I was pregnant with Henry, it seemed like the nurses and doctors at my OB’s office were always wanting to give me too much credit.
“You already know how this works,” a nurse would say before taking some blood or measuring my abdomen. Most times they were right, of course—this was my fifth baby, and so much of this drill was clear in my head. But sometimes I needed to be reminded about a “how”... READ MORE
So Natural
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, February 16, 2009
Yesterday at Mass, one of the boys started to sit back during the consecration.
“You need to kneel,” I whispered to my son.
“It’s just that I’m so, so tired,” he whimpered.
“Jesus was so, so tired when he carried that cross for you,” I said.
To be honest, I didn’t finish the whole sentence because I was caught off guard by how naturally the words flowed from my mouth. Did I really just think that, I marvelled. Where do I get this stuff?
Forming their conscience, or Catholic Mother’s Guilt—call it what you will. Either way, I think it’s a gift God gives us at the baptism of our first born child.
Enjoy, my fellow Catholic moms—and keep up the good work!
Guilt Be Gone
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, August 08, 2008
When my oldest child was a toddler, we read stacks and stacks of story books every night. She had her favorites memorized and we would spend hours each evening enjoying them together, over and over again.
These days, I sometimes look at my younger kids and feel a pang of guilt. When did we last spend hours and hours snuggled together on the couch reading and re-reading favorite classic stories before... READ MORE
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