*This is a sponsored post, but the opinions are my (and Madeline’s!) own. Leave a comment at the end of this post to enter to win a free one-year subscription to St. Mary’s Messenger. During Advent (yes, I am just getting around to writing a review now; I told you I had morphed into aRead the whole post >>
This & That
I received my December issue of Cooking Light, and there was a great article about eating mindfully. Like I discussed in this anti-dieting post, the article encouraged readers to think in terms of choosing to do something or choosing not to do something rather than telling yourself, “I should eat this,” or “I shouldn’t eatRead the whole post >>
An Interview with Lisa Hendey
I’ve been privileged to know Lisa Hendey for several years now. I consider her not only a strong, faithful voice in Catholic media, but also a professional and personal mentor. Despite her many accomplishments what always shines through and impresses me the most is her humility. She never stops thanking others and shifting the praiseRead the whole post >>
Don’t Leave Home Without This
As a busy and sometimes frazzled mom of littles, I may desire long blocks of time devoted to contemplative prayer, but life as it is right now is messy, noisy, and full of interruptions. Plus, I have the attention span of a housefly, which makes a contemplative prayer an even greater challenge, but I amRead the whole post >>
Book Review: Happy Catholic – Glimpses of God in Everyday Life
I’ve long been a quote junkie, collecting the verbal fragments of others like someone else might accrue baseball cards or stamps. I have to be one of the rare teenagers who asked her parents for a copy of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations for Christmas. So it’s no surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed Julie Davis’s Happy CatholicRead the whole post >>