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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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Top Ten Reasons for Praying the Divine Office

What are you waiting for?

1. You get daily Scripture reading and prayer done at the same time.

2. It takes less than ten minutes each for morning, evening, and night prayer if you’re reading it by yourself rather than chanting it in a monastery.

3. If you can’t get to daily mass it’s the best substitute because just like the Mass the Divine Office is also the liturgy of the Church.

4. By praying the Divine Office you are joining... READ MORE 


Top Ten Lenten Observances for Kids

evergreen ideas

A couple of years ago, we polled you, our Faith & Family readers, to find out your top ten Lenten observances for kids. That post has been a popular one, so I thought it might be a good idea to re-run it now, just before Lent begins.

If your family is still deciding, this list might inspire you. If you’ve already decided what you’re doing for Lent this year, please share your plans in the comments.... READ MORE 


10 Surprising Things About Me

and you (if you want to share)!

Over at her blog, Rachel shared some surprising things about herself and then tagged me to do likewise.

So, since I am stumped for blog material today, I figure I’ll indulge her.

1. I am an awesome jump roper. I totally dominated the grade school playground and I still enjoy jumping now and then.

2. My husband was my high school sweetheart. We even went to the prom together. He had braces, I had 80’s... READ MORE 


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