About 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 have now become so perfectly entangled that she embraces the joyful jumble. She writes what she lives: marriage, motherhood, cooking, homemaking, health, humor, and Catholic family living. Read her personal blog at DanielleBean.com, find her at our sister site NCRegister.com or follow her on Twitter.
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School Daze

Coffee Talk: Education

(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun:Homemaking)

Whether your children attend school or are homeschooled, this is the spot to ask questions about curricula, religious education, parent-teacher relationships, or academic concerns of any kind.

Please join us!


Shout It Out Loud

Small Successes vol. 90

It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So on Thursday of each week, we do exactly that.

To participate, just write up a list of 3 of your recent Small Successes and post it on your blog along with the Small Successes button (go here to get the code). You are not required to use the button, but please do link back to the main post... READ MORE


First Comes Love ...

Coffee Talk: Marriage

(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)

Struggling in your marriage? Have some relationship advice to share? Have a marriage success story to share? Have a man/woman question? This weekly thread is the place to do it.

Come on in and join the conversation!


Can Your Baby Read?

Maybe she doesn't need to

Having seen the “Your Baby Can Read” commercials, I was interested to read what some experts are saying about teach-your-baby-to-read programs like this one on the Today show earlier this week.

Basically, what they say is this: Babies memorize the look of words on the flashcards, but it’s not really reading. It’s memorizing.

Early reading is something that fascinates me. I really enjoy teaching kids... READ MORE


Let God In

Coffee Talk: NFP

(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)

This weekly thread is a place where you can share your struggles, triumphs, links, resources, concerns, and questions about all things related to Natural Family Planning.

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Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them

Day of the Dead

Today is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day). And it is also the beginning of a particularly fruitful time of year to gain a plenary indulgence for souls in purgatory.

“An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed. The indulgence is plenary each day from... READ MORE


Anything Goes

Coffee Talk: Open Forum

(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)

This is the Open Forum Coffee Talk. That means ... anything goes. Ask a question, make a suggestion, share a story, offer some advice—the floor is yours!


All Ye Saints in Heaven

Pray for Us

Today is the Feast of All Saints!

It’s a good idea to go to Mass today and soak up some of those saintly graces and favors, but because this feast happens to fall on a Monday, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation (for Catholics in the U.S.).

If you’re looking for a cute cupcake idea to celebrate today, try this saintly inspiration from Catholic Cuisine.

If you’d like to make a more traditional treat,... READ MORE


Raise 'Em Right

Coffee Talk: Parenting

(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)

Terrible toddlers? Trying teens? Something in between? This weekly forum is the spot to share your questions and struggles about all things related to parenthood.

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Ora Pro Nobis


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