A Woman's Place
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The very first Eucharistic congress was held in 1881 in Lille, France. The very first organizer, according to Vatican Information Services, was a woman.
It is not widely known that the idea to hold these congresses came from a woman, a French woman called Emilie-Marie Tamisier, one of the many lay people to dedicate their lives to the defence of the Church at a time in which anti-Catholic polemics... READ MORE
Cry Room Conundrum
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, August 04, 2011
For the first time in a long while, I am a frequent visitor of the dreaded Cry Room. It’s not my favorite place to hang out, but it’s our best option right now.
We’ve been in a very nice season for a long while. After what felt like eternity with our oldest four we finally had everyone trained with good behavior and had even managed to move to the very front of our church. When Henry came along, he... READ MORE
Does NFP Need a Makeover?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Marriage on Thursday, July 28, 2011
After being both encouraged and discouraged by the response to my recent column at Crisis on the topic of NFP, I was especially interested to see this column addressing what the author, Ashley McGuire, sees as a real need for a “re-branding” of NFP in the Catholic Church:
... it’s marketed in a profoundly unsexy way. My NFP workbook features on its cover a woman in baggy pastels with a grocery bag... READ MORE
What Moms Want
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Next Monday, I have the pleasure of providing a webinar called Catholic Moms: Building and Sustaining Small Groups to Support the Vocation of Motherhood aimed at sharing perspectives on what we parents—and especially we moms—“want” from our parishes. I would love it if this team of experts could help me prepare my “homework” by pondering and commenting on the following questions:
* How can your... READ MORE
Saying Goodbye to Our Bishop
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Rebecca kindly requested your prayers last week for my bishop, Bishop John T. Steinbock of the Diocese of Fresno. Bishop Steinbock passed away early Sunday morning, surrounded by family and friends. In his final months, he continued to fulfill his role as spiritual shepherd to all of us in the diocese, even as he battled terminal lung cancer.
I’m sharing my favorite photo of Bishop here, taken last... READ MORE
House of the Lord
Posted by Robyn Lee in Faith on Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Have you ever been to a chapel or church dedication? A few months ago I attended one at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. As we often hear of churches merging or closing, it was such a blessing to be at this event.
The dedication began with an impressive procession: faculty, religious, priests and donors, and finally students (that’s where I was). The seminarians in the front of the procession... READ MORE
Happy Vocation News
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, August 19, 2010
I’ve so come to look forward to The Anchoress’ periodic vocation round-ups.
There’s no better evidence that the Church is young and alive as the pope once exclaimed.
Here, have a look.
"Charity is Hard and Endures"
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, August 06, 2010
In response to Anne Rice’s well-publicized resolve to “quit” Christianity, Rod Dreher quotes a letter by Flannery O’Connor.
Like all of O’Connor’s writing, it is well worth reading. And considering the current scandals going on the in the Church, I think it’s very applicable today.
Here’s my favorite thought from the letter:
“You don’t serve God by saying: the Church is ineffective, I’ll have none of it. Your pain at its lack of effectiveness is a sign of your nearness to God. We help overcome this lack of effectiveness simply by suffering on account of it.”
But you should read the whole article.
Moms Supporting One Another
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, June 15, 2010
For the past two nights, I had the privilege of visiting two parishes in New Jersey to speak with families about faith, parenting and technology issues. Both evenings were full of grace, as I had the chance to meet online friends “in real life” and to make lots of new friends too. I love speaking in parishes, and especially enjoy reaching out to fellow Catholic moms.
Last night, one of our Faith... READ MORE
Broken Church, Broken Heart
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Friday, June 04, 2010
I received a very troubling email recently from a mom who is obviously experiencing great despair about her family’s faith life. I thought I would share a portion of her comments with you, as well as part of my reply in the hopes that you could perhaps chime in with some additional encouragement and recommendations of practical steps she might take. Here is part of her email:
I don’t know what to... READ MORE
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