Survival Strategies & Good Girlfriends
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, August 18, 2011
On this week’s episode of the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above) hostess Sarah and I are thrilled to spend time with our heroine, Arwen. In our first segment, Arwen shares an twin update as well as some important “survival strategies” that will help any mom, regardless of the age of your children.
This week’s Faith & Family Feature Product is World Youth Day!... READ MORE
Courtesy & Kindness
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, August 04, 2011
On this week’s episode of the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Rebecca, Hallie and I take on a topic raised recently by Rebecca at the blog. Join our fascinating discussion on regional differences in issues such as what is considered courteous behavior and language. What do you teach your children about small talk and how to make it? What kind of example... READ MORE
So What Are We Going to Do at the Mom's Day Away?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Sunday, March 27, 2011
Well, I’m beginning to get pretty darned excited about our upcoming Faith & Family Mom’s Day Away on Saturday, April 2.
Time is almost running out, but you can still register!
For those of you who would like a little more information about the event before registering, or for those of you who are coming but would like to know more about what to expect, I thought I would post our schedule for the day.... READ MORE
Sharing Prayer
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Sometimes when my tiny twin boys are kicking me, I actually tear up thinking about how many people are praying for them.
To me, prayers are probably the biggest perk of being a blogger. My babies don’t deserve prayer more than any other babies, but they get it because so many kind, generous people know about their existence and wish the best for them. What a blessing that is!
Today, I’d like to share... READ MORE
Faith & Family Live ... In Person
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, February 07, 2011
We at Faith & Family have been working hard behind the scenes to hammer out the details of our first-ever Faith & Family Mom’s Day Away brought to you by BibleToys.com.
Save the date: April 2, 2011
This event, to be held at St. Patrick’s Parish in Stoneham, Massachusetts, will be a special gathering of Catholic moms for the purpose of refreshing our minds, bodies, and souls with friendship, prayer, and inspiration.
In addition to talks given by Jennifer Fulwiler, Rachel Balducci, and me, there will also be opportunities for socialization, personal prayer, and access to Mass, confession, and (we’re working on it!) adoration. We will enjoy a catered lunch, book signings, and select vendors.
We are really excited about the opportunity to gather as a Faith & Family family in this way. Our Mom’s Day Away online registration form (which we will update with schedules and other details as they become available) is ready to take your registration.
Seating is limited for this first-ever Faith & Family event. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to feed your soul and revitalize your commitment to your vocation as a Catholic wife and mother.
We look forward to meeting YOU!
(Get all the details at our registration page)
People Are Nicer Than You Think
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Wednesday, December 01, 2010
I had the enlightening experience once of having a surprise “in-real-life” social meeting with someone (I will call her Jane) whom I had previously known only online.
Before our in-real-life meeting, I did not like Jane. Actually, I might very well have liked her, except for the fact that Jane did not like me. At least I thought she didn’t.
You know how you can get a bad “vibe” sometimes from reading... READ MORE
Walking Together
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, November 18, 2010
This week, Elizabeth and I are joined on the podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above) by special guest Mary DeTurris Poust, author of the new book Walking Together: Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship. In our first segment, we discuss the challenge of balancing social networking and “real life” friendships. How do you balance your relationships through social... READ MORE
Mean Girls and Best Friends
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Author Kelly Walen caused a stir three years ago with a New York Times female-friend-bashing essay, My Sorority Pledge? I Swore Off Sisterhood. In the essay, Walen describes her experience in a college sorority where she was victimized by a gang of “mean girls” and its long term effects on her ability to maintain female friendships.
In the two decades since, I’ve been a full-time lawyer, a working... 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
TLF With Your BFF
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Friday, June 18, 2010
I remember a long time ago, when I asked my mom who her best friend was, she told me, “Dad.”
This puzzled me, because in my mind best friends were playmates, not romantic interests. And yet, as I grew older I realized that a romantic interest is just an extension of a friend—they are not two separate categories. You can’t love someone who you don’t know.
The first thing two people notice about each... READ MORE
