From Nov 17-19, the Vatican is hosting an international interreligious colloquium on the Complementarity of Man and Women. Some details are over at the Italian-based website Humanum. From the website: The Complementarity of Man and Woman: An International Colloquium is a gathering of leaders and scholars from many religions across the globe, to examine and propose…
Read MoreOur US Bishops have called for a Day of Prayer this Sunday August 17. Let us pray with the church for these intentions. Details here: Back when Among Women was young, in 2010, then- Sister Olga Yacob spent time with me sharing her experiences of being an Iraqi who lived through the war-torn years, and…
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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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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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Pope Francis is calling for peace in the Middle East, and especially in the Holy Lands, by inviting Israeli and Palestinians to pray together with him at the Vatican. And how marvelous that it is taking place on Pentecost! Have you seen the Scripture readings that the global church will be proclaiming and praying over…
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Recently I was on WQOM’s The Good Catholic Life, alongside the lovely Danielle Bean, a recent guest on Among Women, and we were talking about the gift of motherhood, and its joys and struggles. Listen. I was also a guest of the Drew Mariani Show on Relevant Radio. Listen.
Read MoreNeeds some inspiration? Come to Boston next week for the running of the Boston Marathon. These are some of the people you will meet. Dear World has given us a thoughtful photo essay: Read the stories of survivors who talk about their thrivership after being victimized by the bombings at last year’s Marathon. Check out their…
Read MoreSo proud of these great women from the silver-medal winning US hockey team — some of them returning to home here in the Boston area. Watch the video of their comments after landing at Logan Airport in Boston, via WCVB-TV. Also here’s some top Olympic moments for Team USA’s Women in other sports at…
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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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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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