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Meet the Faith & Family bloggers. We invite you to join us in encouraging and helping the Faith & Family community grow in faith!

Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is Editorial Director of 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 work, the two …
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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, a Catholic web site focusing on the Catholic faith, Catholic parenting and family life, and Catholic cultural topics. Most recently she has authored The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also employed as webmaster for her parish web sites. …
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their young children Camilla and Blaise. 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 is ABC Family. …
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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 the managing editor of Faith & Family magazine. She is (yikes!) an almost 30 year-old, single lady, living in Connecticut with her two cousins 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 …
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Hallie Lord

Hallie Lord
Hallie Lord married her dashing husband, Dan, in the fall of 2001 (the same year, coincidentally, that she joyfully converted to the Catholic faith). They now happily reside in the deep South with their two energetic boys and two very sassy girls. In her *ample* spare time, Hallie enjoys cheap wine, …
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Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Fr John Bartunek, LC, STL, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991. After college he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and …
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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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Elizabeth Foss

Elizabeth Foss
Elizabeth Foss, an award winning columnist for the Arlington Catholic Herald, published her first book, Real Learning: Education in the Heart of My Home in 2003. The book is now in its third printing. Her popular blog, In the Heart of My Home is a source of inspiration and support for Catholic women …
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OSV's Catholic Guide to the Internet

Reader's Choice Edition

Earlier this week, I was thrilled to learn that Faith & Family Live has earned a spot in the OSV Cathoilc Guide to the Internet—Reader’s choice edition.

Also on the list is our own Lisa Hendey for her site, CatholicMom.com. Congrats Lisa!

There are dozens of others—all worth checking out, and some of which I did not know of previously. It’s definitely worth browsing through the links there to find some great new resources.

Faith & Family Live is honored to have made the list. THANK YOU for reading here and for voting for us!


Time to Do Your Homework

We want your input!

It’s time to do your Faith & Family homework again. Send along your (short!) answers to the questions below and you might just see your words of wisdom published in a future issue!

Say What?
What do you do when you need a contractor – and don’t want to hire your friend?

Do What?
What do you do if invited to a wedding and the couple has registered for items that are over your budget?

Send me your answers or comment here. Please! Thank you!


Arriving in Your Mailbox

Summer 2010 issue is hot off the presses!

The Summer 2010 issues of Faith & Family magazine recently arrived in our offices. Opening the boxes of magazines always causes such a commotion. Everyone wants to have their own copy and browse through the gorgeous pages.

Even though I have read every page in the magazine already, I get excited to see the finished product. We edit pages with black and white copies, so it is always exciting to see... READ MORE 


It's Homework Time Again

Faith & Family wants to hear from you!

It’s time to do your Faith & Family homework again. Send along your (short!) answers to the questions below and you might just see your words of wisdom published in a future issue!

Say What?
What do you say when someone gives your child a gift you don’t approve of?

Do What?
What is your family’s information system (keeping track of mail, school papers, etc.)?

Send me your answers or comment here. Please!


Meeting You!

when Online meets In Real Life

I had the opportunity to speak at a women’s breakfast this past Saturday and imagine my delight when more than a few of the attendees introduced themselves as readers of this blog. I felt like I was seeing family!

The internet can certainly be a funny dynamic—you can make real connections with people from all over the world, people you would never get the chance to meet otherwise. But it can sometimes... READ MORE 


Time to Do Your Homework

Faith & Family wants to hear from you

It’s time to do your Faith & Family homework again. Send along your (short!) answers to the questions below and you might just see your words of wisdom published in a future issue!

Say What?
What do you say to friends or strangers who make negative comments about large families?

Do What?
How do you prevent/handle kids’ getting the “gimmies” in the check-out aisle?

Send me your answers or comment here. Please!


Time to Do Your Homework

Faith and Family wants to hear from you!

It’s time to do your Faith & Family homework again. Send along your (short!) answers to the questions below and you might just see your words of wisdom published in a future issue!

Say What?
If a group of your friends start planning (in your presence) a group outing that you can’t afford, how do you tactfully bow out?

Do What?
How do you keep your car neat and clean?

Send me your answers or comment here. Please!


Simple Moments

Junior Hostess

My 7-year-old daughter, Angelina, created this Santa appetizer all on her own. She used vegetables to create an edible Santa vegetable platter. This is a great way to engage the kids in holiday food preparation. 

Laura DiNorcia

Evergreen, Colorado

Advent Planner

A few years ago I purchased a book that helped me to rediscover the importance of Advent. I had tabbed page after page... READ MORE 


Sweet Spotlights

feedback from our readers

Ad-ons

I really enjoy your magazine. I have two favorites. First, I love the beautiful photo spread with the wonderful prayers or devotions to go with it. I really enjoyed all of the past mysteries of the Rosary. We had cut them out and laminated them. We still use them today. My second favorite is the wonderful Catholic advertisements. It is so nice to have ideas and places to look for good-quality... READ MORE 


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