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Bloggers

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 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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The Results of Your Prayers

Meet My Grandbaby!

Introducing Harald Anthony Martin Mathie, my first grandchild. The one I asked prayers for just about two weeks ago when he was delivered at 28 weeks’ gestation.

Baby is doing very well. He’s been breathing on his own right from the start, and seems to resent the c-pap oxygen feed, frequently pulling it off as if to say, “I don’t need this thing!” It will probably be removed in another week or so,... READ MORE 


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I am so grateful you are here.

I have said many times that the readers here at Faith & Family Live are an integral part of our value. It’s your participation and your contributions that make Faith & Family Live the supportive, educational, and encouraging community it is. I really value what we have created here together and I know that many of you do too.

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In each issue of Faith & Family magazine, you get something we can’t give you here online—longer, in-depth feature articles, stunning photography, beautiful layouts, and hundreds of tips, ideas, and inspiration for Catholic family living. We want to support you in all aspects of Catholic family life and we don’t want you to miss out on any of what Faith & Family has to offer.

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Faith-Filled Realism for Moms

Catholic Family Boot Camp

The approach of a new school year, with its many changes after a long lazy summer, is often a good time to reassess and update the family’s spiritual life as well. In addition, the coming of fall weather makes many of us feel more energized and ready for new challenges. A new challenge you may wish to consider is Catholic Family Boot Camp. 

This slender volume give 30 days’ worth of simple activities... READ MORE 


Who Cares for Caregivers?

seeking resources for support

A reader writes:

“I am writing you to ask about any Catholic bloggers out there who address caregiving of others. My mother is the sole caretaker of my father who is in the moderate/severe stage of Alzheimers where he can still speak, but he cannot
finish a sentence on the phone.  He does not remember and he has whole libraries of books that he has forgotten. 

My mother is a devout Catholic and would... READ MORE 


Hobbies and Help

Join us for this week's podcast!

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This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Danielle, Kate Wicker and I enjoy a chat about how to make meaningful use of our leisure time for ourselves and our families. What are some of your favorite pastimes? How do we keep from slouching on our prayer life when hobbies or leisure gets in the way? How can we set a good example for our kids of proper... READ MORE 


A Bouquet for Arwen and Her Babies

an opportunity to support the Mosher family

Oh, this is a lovely idea!

Some of the (many) folks who love Arwen and Bryan and all their adorable babies are putting together a spiritual bouquet for them, collecting prayers on their behalf.

I hope that lots and lots of us here at Faith & Family will click over to offer good wishes and prayers in support of the amazing Mosher family!


Gratitude and a Giveaway

Enter for your chance to win prizes from Shabby Apple, Rey Swimwear, and St. Benedict Gift shop!

*** Giveaway is over and comments are closed. ***

At the risk of sounding like a broken record I can’t help saying one last time what an amazing experience I had at the Faith and Family Mom’s Day Away.

To those of you who attended, thank you for bringing the gift of yourself and blessing me with your beauty. To those of you who did not, I hope to see you next year! Short of a calamity or brand new... READ MORE 


In Search of Support

Please give your two cents!
Mary Cassatt

A friend was recently asking me for advice on finding a good nursing bra and I realized I have the perfect place to ask: all the fine breast-feeding gurus of the Faith and Family readership.

So please answer: where do you find a good nursing bra that offers support and (here is the caveat) one that is not underwire?

Thank you for your suggestions and recommendations.


There In Our Midst

We women need each other

Oh my GOODNESS, what an amazing experience it was hosting our first-ever Faith & Family Mom’s Day Away on Saturday!

I hardly slept the night before, so filled was my head with “What if’s” and “If only’s.” But I should have known better than to fret about anything. The fact is, the women who read and support Faith & Family are amazingly positive people. With a crowd of Faith & Family supporters (and... READ MORE 


Don't Miss Out

Upcoming ... Spring 2011 Issue of Faith & Family Magazine

This is a photo of last year’s spring issue of Faith & Family magazine, but I have to tell you ... I am so excited to share this year’s spring issue with you!

But are you a subscriber?

When I made a plea for subscription support earlier this month, I shared with you that, after all the turmoil of our recent transition of ownership, we need your support now more than ever. And subscription sales are the best way you can give Faith & Family your support.

I really don’t want any of you to miss our spring issue this year, which has a unique and beautifully meaningful cover (Can’t wait for you to see it!) and is our first-ever themed issue ... Won’t you consider purchasing a subscription today? Or renewing your subscription? Or surprising a friend with a gift?

The Spring 2011 issue will be in homes the first week of May. Don’t miss your chance to receive your copy of the very next Faith & Family!


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