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Summer listening from Among Women’s “Best of” archives — Kitty Cleveland, Sarah Hart, Daughters of St Paul

From the Among Women archive vault: Here’s some great music-laden podcasts featuring a variety of Catholic artists! AW 177 with Kitty Cleveland – I love this podcast because I’m a jazz lover and because I’ve been blessed by this “musical missionary.” We’ll sample some of Kitty Cleveland’s earlier religious-themed albums, as I happily feature this breezy new…

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This makes me think… all women are called to promote a new feminism, even those who have had abortions

In transforming culture so that it supports life, women occupy a place, in thought and action, which is unique and decisive. It depends on them to promote a “new feminism” which rejects the temptation of imitating models of “male domination”, in order to acknowledge and affirm the true genius of women in every aspect of…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… help with the housework edition

Are there folks in your family who could use a little motivation? Bounty Launches Beginner Series For People New To Paper Towels With this next video, I’m thinking of all the wasted years we’ve spent teaching the dog to sit, stay, and come. Finally, I must ask: Does the Roomba actually clean anything or is…

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Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious wins a 2014 Catholic Press Association Award, as do others from Ave Maria Press!

What a honor! Thanks to the Catholic Press Association! Let me also extend my deep gratitude to publisher Tom Grady and the great editorial, marketing, and creative teams at Ave Maria Press for their support of my book and those titles and authors listed below. Ave Maria Press made this announcement via this press release:…

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This makes me think… that Jesus really “gets” us…

Jesus understood human life — all the messy physical realities of being human. Jesus wasn’t simply God playacting at being human. Here’s an earthy example: Last year a vicious stomach flu tore through my Jesuit community. Despite vigorous hand washing, it hit me one night. Without going into details, it was the sickest I have ever…

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The F.U.N. Quotient … the 16min smile make-over edition (video)

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17: 22 I saw this short film a few years back. Someone I love needs to know this now. Maybe you do, too.

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Getting more familiar with the Bible — Among Women podcasts to help you dig in!

Summertime = down time for many people. If you enjoy having a summer reading list, consider upping your time spent reading God’s Word — the Bible! Here’s a few podcasts, drawn from my archives at Among Women, that might inspire you along the way. AW 92: The Bible and You – listen as Among Women listeners…

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This makes me think… about the buying more Youcats for my young friends

You need to know what you believe. You need to know your faith with that same precision with which an IT specialist knows the inner workings of a computer. You need to understand it like a good musician knows the piece he is playing. Yes, you need to be more deeply rooted in the faith…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… for the Moms and Dads out there

Moms will love this: A song parody à la “Frozen”…   And there’s this one… (Viewer caution: a single use of a swear word, the ‘s’ word.) This is a comedy sketch from a comedian Dad talking about the upside-down-ness of doing simple things with children. Yes, to quote the previous video, he definitely needs…

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I’m on the road again…

I may be a bit scarce around these parts and over at Facebook and Twitter as I go off the grid to take some coursework in spiritual direction. There. I said it. Putting it out there.  It is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. This is the first opportunity I’ve had to test…

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