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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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Teens Win Cash for School

Theology of the Body Essay Contest

Very cool!

Ascension Press is sponsoring a Theology of the Body Scholarship Essay Contest with some great prizes:

Essays should be between 1000 and 1500 words, and they should explore the following topic:

How has the Theology of the Body impacted the way I see myself as a young man/ young woman in today’s culture?

Young men and young women will be judged in separate categories, with a grand prize,... READ MORE 


Win a Compline Prayer Book

Enter at my blog or on Facebook

I want to thank Faith & Family Live for allowing me to guest blog last week about the Liturgy of the Hours.

I enjoyed your comments here and on my blog, Coffee & Canticles.  Please feel free to ask any questions or share your own insights there with me in the future. I’d like to offer you all the chance to win a copy of a beautiful and easy to use Night Prayer Book.

It’s the size of a slender school... READ MORE 


Babies DVD Giveaway

Leave a comment here for your chance to win!

Lori Hadacek Chaplin offers a positive review of the newly-released Babies on DVD today.

The good news for Faith & Family Live readers is that we have a copy of this DVD to give away.

To enter for your chance to win, you need only leave a comment on this post with a valid email address (will not be published or shared) between now and Friday, October 8 at 3:00 pm EST. I will draw a random winner and announce it here on the blog over the weekend.

Good luck to you—and happy baby-watching!


Win Tickets to See Fr. Corapi in Omaha

We're giving away 6 tickets to his 'Spiritual Warfare' event!

***UPDATE: This giveaway is now over and comments are closed. I will draw random winners and announce them on the main blog. Good luck!

Great news! The wildly popular spiritual speaker Fr. John Corapi is going to be speaking at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE on September 11, 2010.

The theme of this event is Spiritual Warfare: Victory Over Evil:

Spiritual Warfare with Father John Corapi promises to... READ MORE 


Why Was 6 Afraid of 7?

Math Game Giveaway!

Out of the Box Publishing recently came out with three new card games and boy was I excited to get review samples to try out for myself. Luckily I have a sister next door with six kids so there are plenty of opportunities to play games.

Last night my sister was having a party so I decided to bring the card game 7 Ate 9.

Kian (age 10) and Fiona (age 8) asked to play. We opened the tin case and started... READ MORE 


We're Giving Away Copies of Lisa's Book

Enter to win a copy of the Handbook for Catholic Moms

UPDATE: Giveaway over, comments closed.

I am so thrilled for Lisa Hendey this week as she officially launches her first book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul.

Arwen and I enjoyed chatting with Lisa about the book in last week’s podcast and as I said then—I LOVE this book. Because I LOVE Lisa. And this book is the embodiment of all the wonderful things Lisa... READ MORE 


Win! Win! Win!

Faith & Family Giveaway

This week on the Faith & Family podcast the feature product is the Banjees, Reversible Sporty Wrist Wallet. In honor of those who made a New Year’s resolution to get fit we are giving away five Banjees. All you have to do is leave a comment in this post.

I received a sample of this wallet at one of the product shows that I went to last year, but it has been sitting on my desk. Last night I finally... READ MORE 


Turn 500 Words Into $1,000

National Catholic Register sponsors college scholarship contest

Here’s a very cool way for high school seniors and college underclassmen to earn tuition dollars:

Thanks to the generosity of an education-minded donor, the National Catholic Register is pleased to announce its first-ever scholarship contest.

To win one of three tuition-deferring prizes, all you have to do is write well on a theme close to the hearts of Register readers: Catholic Is Cooler Than Secular. We’ll award $1,000 to the winner, $750 to the first runner-up and $500 to the second runner-up.

See here for all the details—and good luck!


Truth for Teens Giveaway

Win a wonderful set of books for the teenage girls in your life!

As mentioned during yesterday’s podcast, we’re very happy to offer our readers the opportunity to win a wonderful set of books aimed at teenage girls.  This contest is sponsored by Bezalel Books, a Catholic publishing company that specializes in books by Catholics for Catholic classrooms and homeschool families.  These are the latest installments in their wonderful “All Things Girl” series - learn... READ MORE 


Back-to-School Umi Shoes Giveaway

Win a free pair of Umi shoes for your child

UPDATE: Contest now ended. Comments closed.

Umi shoes are flexible, supportive, built to fit, and go the distance.

But mostly I just care that they are supportive of growing feet and ... absolutely adorable. Really, this is seriously beautiful footwear for children of all ages.

So imagine how widely I smiled when Umi asked if I might have some children who could try out their shoes for a review.... READ MORE 


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