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What captures a woman’s heart… (a beautiful, yet non-romantic, story for Valentine’s Day)
If you are looking for a romantic kind of post here for Valentine’s Day, you might have to read something from my archives here, or here. This is one is a salute to another kind of Valentine that captures a woman’s heart. I wept the first time I saw this. No, it wasn’t hormones. Something…
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Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious = Retreat days in Peoria IL, Duluth MN, and Halifax, NS
I’m getting prepped and excited to travel to churches in Peoria IL, Duluth MN, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the dignity, gifts, and mission of women! I’ll explore the themes of my book with talks and discussions. Plus, we’ll hear from local women themselves sharing what it means to be blessed, beautiful, and bodacious……
Read MoreAmong Women Podcast 173: Reflecting on Rwanda, with Lisa Hendey
This week on Among Women we explore the reflections of author and CatholicMom.com founder Lisa Hendey as she talks about a troubling subject: the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. Although this conversation is challenging, in terms of the devastating horror of genocide, and its continued threat in the modern world, it is also one of…
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Lisa Hendey on Inter Nos on Catholic TV– a great synopsis of her life and work!
I first met Lisa Hendey at the end of 2004 through an email. Who would have known what would become it? Eventually I was writing regularly for Catholic Mom, back then when there was a little more than a dozen of us offering columns there. Today there’s close to 150 writers at CatholicMom.com and over…
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Our Lady of Lourdes, I love thee! Some links of interest…
My archived Among Women podcast of my trip to Lourdes in June 2012. Photos from my trip, on my old blog. My Among Women conversation with Joanne McPortland about her trip to Lourdes and other shrines in Europe. A link to add your petitions to Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Blogger Billy Newton suggests…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about mercy
‘Blessed are the merciful, for God shall have mercy on them [Mt 5:7].’ Remember, Christian, the surpassing worth of the wisdom that is yours. Bear in mind the kind of school in which you are to learn your skills, the rewards to which you are called. Mercy itself wishes you to be merciful, righteousness itself…
Read MoreIt’s World Marriage Sunday – Watch this free video: “The Rich Gift of Love”
Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, OP presents a good lesson on The Rich Gift of Love. Watch the video here.
Read MoreThe F.U.N. Quotient… amazing photo edition
Fabulous, well-timed, surprises. Gorgeous northern lights from around the world. And yes, maybe not so amazing, cuz we’re used to winter cold in these parts… so here are locals posting their dogs-in-snow on Boston.com.
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Saving Mothers
“The Pro Life Movement has to be about saving mothers. We need to focus on the women to try to understand what they are suffering.” -Cardinal Sean O’Malley- Homily, Vigil for Life, Washington DC, January 21, 2014 It’s an easy equation: save the mother and you’ll save the child in the womb. You might even…
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