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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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"Call Within a Call"

On listening and following

Today is the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birth, and the day is being widely celebrated.

On the radio this afternoon, I caught a snippet of Al Kresta’s segment on the topic. His guest talked about how Mother Teresa had been living happily as a nun until she felt the call to serve the poorest of the poor. It was Teresa’s “call within a call,” she said.

Since then I’ve been thinking about that... READ MORE 


All Out For Mother Teresa

The Empire State Building may have declined to honor Mother Teresa on her birthday, but Benedictine College is going all out.

To honor Blessed Mother Teresa’s hundredth birthday, the school will:

  • Christen the brand new Center for Nursing and Health Education after her.
  • Light campus buildings in blue from August 25 to September 5th, to mark the period of time between the anniversary of her birth... READ MORE 


Inspiring Giveaway: Mother Teresa and Me

Win Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle's newest book!

Great news! Circle Press is offering Faith & Family readers another exciting giveaway ...

This time they’re giving away a copy of Donna Marie Coooper O’Boyle’s newest book: Mother Teresa and Me: Ten Years of Friendship.

With Mother Teresa and Me, Donna-Marie invites you to step insider her deeply personal experiences with one of the greatest souls of modern times. Take her up on the offer and don’t... READ MORE 


Saint Stories From Fr. Groeschel

I had the grace of attending a lecture from Fr. Benedict Groeschel last evening.

He was in Washington, giving a lecture on the stages of the spiritual life to students and friends of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, where he is an adjunct professor.

I thought you might be interested in three anecdotes about three different saints he has known personally—two of whom he expects to be canonized.... READ MORE 


Mother Teresa Reminds Us to Forgive

It’s been a long while since I heard Blessed Teresa of Calcutta’s voice, so I was happy to find this short video clip over the weekend.

I lover her simple words, her simple manner, and her simple call to holiness.


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