Most Fascinating Catholics of 2011
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, December 23, 2011
For the past three years, I’ve pulled together a “most fascinating Catholics” list at the end of the year to attempt to shine the light on the amazing efforts of men and women, ordained, religious and lay, who are inspiring the world around them with incredibly effort and heart. You can take a peek back at my 2010 list here.
The amazing thing about this list has been how increasingly difficult it’s... READ MORE
Giving Christmas
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Friday, December 16, 2011
Did you see this? In stores across the country, mostly Kmarts, donors are paying off layaway accounts for complete strangers.
Read the whole story here, and if you don’t tear up while you do… well, you’re more stoic than I am.
What a lovely way to help someone at Christmas!
Black Thursday?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Rachel’s lovely article today has me thinking about my holiday shopping, so when I ran across this article at USA Today, I was greatly disturbed. It seems that some of our major retailers, including Target, Walmart and Toys R Us, have decided to continue their encroachment into the family holiday by opening during the nighttime hours of Thanksgiving.
Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder says the decision... READ MORE
USCCB General Assembly
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Monday, November 14, 2011
Tuned in Catholics who would like to follow the events attendant to this year’s USCCB Fall General Assembly can easily keep in touch with the events using technology.
Official Website:
Live Streams:
Recommended Twitter coverage:
- USCCBLive
- Bishop Christopher Coyne
- Bishop Alex Sample
- CatholicTV
- OSVDailyTake
- CatholicNewsSvc
- RoccoPalmo
- KathySchiffer... READ MORE
Ring Gone? Suit Up!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Friday, November 11, 2011
A woman’s husband accidentally throws away her treasured engagement ring. Woe! But then he volunteers to comb the landfill for it. Hero! And then he actually finds it. Wonder of wonders!
Did I mention she’s also pregnant?
It’s like a fairy tale, albeit a slightly off-beat one. Everything about this story made me smile, right down to the compassionate attitude of the garbage plant manager. Read the whole thing here.
Married Again and Again
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Thursday, October 20, 2011
They say a shared hobby can help strengthen a marriage. Here’s one: renewing your wedding vows.
David and Lauren Blair, a Tennessee couple, have renewed their vows 100 times in 27 years of marriage, an average of almost four times a year.
I smiled when I read the story, and I loved the wife’s comment at the end of the article, “David will tell you he does it for the honeymoons!”
You can read about it on the Guinness World Records website. (Their hundredth vow renewal set a new record.)
Obviously not for everyone, but I thought it was pretty cute.
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
Unplugging and Not Judging
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, July 28, 2011
This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Elizabeth, Sarah and I share a topic inspired by my recent “unplugging” for a moms’ retreat. Together, we look at the tricks and treats related to becoming less “wired” and share our own struggles and experiences. Have you managed to find any downtime yet this summer? Have you “unplugged” much yet, as a... READ MORE
Savannah's New Bishop
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Like Philly, the Diocese of Savannah heard about our new bishop today—Franciscan Father Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM, 59, of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
I loved his honesty about his reaction to the news:
Hartmayer said he received a phone call on July 5 from an official at The Vatican with a heavy Italian accent.
“I understood some words I recognized like ‘Pope Benedict XVI’ and ‘Diocese of Savannah,’... READ MORE
Church News
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Monday, July 18, 2011
The blogosphere is abuzz this afternoon with commentary and speculation about the appointment of a new Archbishop for Philadelphia. Because no official announcement has been made, I prefer to wait until we have news from the Vatican or the USCCB before engaging in a discussion about this appointment, which will truly be historic and important for the future of our Church in the US.
I’m pondering the... READ MORE
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