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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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Happy 100!

Join us for this week's anniversary podcast!

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This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above) we celebrate a major milestone - 100 episodes!

In this podcast, you’ll hear from all of our podcast contributors, who share what the podcast has meant to them in their faith and family journey. We thank each of them for being a part of the podcast, and also thank you—our readers and listeners—for the ongoing... READ MORE 


Bread of Life

A behind-the-scenes look
Jodi Hilton for The New York Times

Here’s an interesting article about a family-run business in Rhode Island that makes and sells communion wafers.

Says Andy Cavanagh, General Manager of Cavanagh Company: “The best thing we can do is make sure the bread is perfect in every way possible.”


Nerd Alert

Is this a part of getting old?

I realize, as I flit around my house this afternoon, that I’m just as excited about the new set of spatulas I bought at Target this morning as I am about the sweet eye make-up I got at Sephora a few hours later.

Also, I’m currently using a rocking label maker and I will be telling you all about it next week—along with information concerning an exciting giveaway (and yes, that boy is my son Charlie).... READ MORE 


‘Tact’ Vol. II

Oh that the Balducci boys would be so subtle

Yesterday, I was sporting a sweet pair of shiny, dangly earrings. I bought the earrings while the boys were at school and was wearing them last night at dinnertime.

“How do you like my new earrings,” I asked the boys.

“You look like a gypsy,” said Elliott.

“Uh, is that good or bad,” I said.

“It’s good,” he replied enthusiastically.

“Gypsy’s are awesome,” said Charlie, “they’ve got, like, guitars and guns and stuff!”


Up Next: Lip Gloss!

The little things do mean a lot

Today, my contribution to this little corner of the world is not the most profound thing you will see all day. BUT, it must be mentioned. Because it’s a topic of importance, perhaps not of utmost importance but worth discussing nonetheless.

The topic is lip gloss, and my opinion is you should try some.

Today I grabbed this little tube of hydrating, natural gloss. I will admit I have long been a sucker... READ MORE 


Slow Change

Sometimes it's hard to move on

Yesterday I did something wild and crazy, something raw and daring and in-your-face cutting edge.

For the first time in seven years, I tried a new chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Oh the pride I took yesterday morning as I opened a cookbook and looked up cookies and then turned to that page and decided that yes, today would be the day I would try this new recipe. Today is the day for personal evolution,... READ MORE 


Fun, Fresh, and Faith-filled

Faith & Family reviewers share their latest favorites.

Little Ones (ages 0-7)

by Tim Drake


Prayer Warriors

Can a family ever have too many Catholic prayer books around the home? This concise book of prayers not only teaches families what to pray, but how to pray. It offers friendly introductions to the Church’s traditional prayers, with sections on Ignatian prayer, the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, the order of the Mass, mealtime and bedtime prayers,... READ MORE 


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