Curveballs Come
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
2011 was a rough year for our family. Blessed, incredibly so, but rough. Baby twins are not for the faint of heart, and much of the year was a blur for me.
When 2012 began, my husband and I breathed a sigh of relief, because this was going to be our year. This year life would be simple and predictable - and easier as the twins got older - and we’d be able to relax and enjoy our little family.
Except... READ MORE
The Good People Of Tucson
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, January 20, 2011
It is terribly sad that it often takes an awful event to illuminate the incredible goodness all around us and how much we have to be grateful for.
A family in my neighborhood lost their home in a fire two nights ago. We all heard the sirens in the middle of the night and later heard the terrible news.
Four children were involved, one now sadly passed away, one fighting for life, two in critical condition... READ MORE
Just How Thankful Are You?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Grateful people live longer, happier, healthier lives than their entitled counterparts.
They even tend to make more money according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
(I won’t vouch for the cause and effect on that one!)
The article is accompanied by a quiz so you can discover how grateful you are—or aren’t.
While gathering ideas for a Thanksgiving column, I did a little reading on the virtue... READ MORE
Our Nation - How Strong Is Its Hull?
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Thursday, November 04, 2010
All the Water in the World
All the water in the world,
However hard it tried,
Could never sink the smallest ship
Unless it got inside.
And all the evil in the world,
The blackest kind of sin,
Can never hurt you the least bit
Unless you let it in.
(Author Unknown)
As we move into the aftermath of the 2010 mid-term elections, there is much to think about.
Soon, many new faces will be seen around the... READ MORE
Virtue Rather Than Advice
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
There is always work to be done by example, goodness, and prayer. We can enter into closer relationships with souls that are lukewarm or estranged from the faith, so as to lead them gradually, by the power of our patience, gentleness and goodness, by the influence of virtue rather than advice, back to a more Christian life or to the faith itself. By entering into friendly relationships with people totally opposed to religion we can, by our goodness and virtue, destroy their prejudices and bring them completely to God.
—Bl. Charles de Foucauld
Giving Too Much?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, May 20, 2010
The responses to my “Helping Hands” post from Monday made me realize: wow, I was taking a simplistic view of this one!
This is one of the reasons I love writing here at Faith & Family, because our lovely readers so often introduce me to new points of view. When I write about a topic, I try to consider as many angles as possible, but I miss so many. When I wrote about stepping out of my comfort zone... READ MORE
Weekend Reads & Listens
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Saturday, March 13, 2010
All week I’ve collected interesting articles to blog about.
But I find in many instances I’ve nothing to add, I just want to call attention to them.
So here’s a list of links that may or may not be of interest for your weekend reading pleasure.
Gendercide. A blockbuster piece from the Economist on the worldwide shortage of girls. It’s not just China and India!
Bearing Witness. Three audio downloads... READ MORE
Rejoice Always
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, January 05, 2010
I was a little stunned when I hopped over here a few days ago and caught Rachel’s post about one-word resolutions for the new year, because before I’d already independently decided on one word that is my resolution for 2010.
Joy.
Our pastor once mentioned in a homily that the shortest verse in the original Greek New Testament is not John 10:35’s “Jesus wept” but 1 Thessalonians 5:16: “Rejoice always.”... READ MORE
Letting Go
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, September 24, 2009
A few weeks ago I came across a beautiful quote by way of a lovely blog that has stayed with me:
You should remember all your life that one of the principal causes of the small progress made by certain good people is that the devil continually fills their souls with disquiet, perplexities, and troubles which render them incapable of application of virtue. The great principle of the interior life lies... READ MORE
My Mother The Saint
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I thought you might enjoy this interview with Laura Molla, daughter of St. Gianna Molla.
Two things jumped out at me. One is that holiness isn’t easy—not for us, and not for the people around us.
With St. Gianna’s death, the Church gained a saint for our age, but Laura and her siblings lost their mother. She talks a little bit about coming to grips with that—and about the holiness she perceives in... READ MORE
