Just because I’m a proud mom, and because I think this is pretty cool, I’m sharing my Adam’s latest music video: Video Link Adam is a passionate fan of traditional Irish and Scottish music. He’s actually pretty passionate about music in general. My house is constantly filled with the stuff – whether he’s jamming on his drum set, strumming a banjo or ukelele, or learning a new tune on a low whistle. I think when he goes off to college... Read more
Last week, I received an email from my friend David Calvillo, author of the book Real Men Pray the Rosary. David’s email held an invitation to join him and others around the world in an initiative they are calling the “33 Day Rosary Challenge“. Here are some of the basics: Pray the Rosary daily. Not for 30 days but 33 days. 33 represents the number of years that Jesus dwelt among us in the fullness of his humanity. 33 constitutes a... Read more
Last night, our family sat comfortably in the living room, eating takeout pizza and rewatching Hotel Rwanda. Our Adam, now an 18 year old, remarked on how the devastation had occurred shortly before his September, 1994 birth. I had to admit to Adam that during those bloody days between April and July of 1994, I was blissfully ignorant of the atrocities in Rwanda that took the lives of over 800,000 souls. I was a pregnant housewife with a two year... Read more
I loved this Catholic News Service video, a follow up to an earlier sharing, that looks at the blossoming friendship between NFL player Ramon Foster of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Benedictine Father Paul R. Taylor, the Executive Vice President of St. Vincent College. In the video, priest and pro share what they’ve learned from one another in this unlikely friendship. I’d imagine that both have been blessed in unexpected ways! A question for you: Do you have any “unlikely” friends... Read more
I remember the first time I attended a Catholic writers conference. The event was being held at Thomas Aquinas College in Southern California — a one day opportunity to learn from, to worship and to network with other Catholic writers. I recall Greg and the boys dropping me off at the college and pulling away. I distinctly remember feeling terrified. What was I doing there? I wasn’t even a “real writer”! I entered the library where the event was being... Read more
Did your week pass by in a flurry of back to school, end of summer, cross things off the list busyness? Then you’ll want to take five minutes to explore all that happened with this week’s Sweet Tweets. They contain the sad, the challenging, the uplifting and the informative! Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online and around the world. Papal... Read more
Because more than one person has asked today following my post this morning about Pope Francis’ recent tweet, here are some easy directions to receive a text whenever Pope Francis tweets. First, a simple illustration: And now, the official instructions: Turning on Tweet notifications from a specific person Via the web: Visit your Settings page. Click the Mobile tab. Look for the area labeled Text notifications. Check the box for Tweets from people you’ve enabled for mobile notifications to receive text message notifications any time a specific... Read more
In perhaps ironic fashion, the text woke me from a deep sleep at 2:01 am the morning of August 17th: We cannot sleep peacefully while babies are dying of hunger and the elderly are without medical assistance. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 17, 2013 It was Pope Francis, tweeting again in the middle of the night. I have my Twitter account set to text me when the Holy Father tweets. He has a tendency to do so in what equates... Read more
Coming up soon on my “to-read” list is the new book by noted radio host and author Al Kresta. But I didn’t want to wait to share with you Dangers to the Faith: Recognizing Catholicism’s 21st-Century Opponents, so below you’ll find the press release for the book. I will say that Al Kresta is consistently a go-to resource for news issues, so this book promises to be both current and well-researched. Enjoy! LMH Dangers to the Faith: Recognizing Catholicism’s 21st-Century Opponents... Read more
Out from the Vatican website today is another reminder of Pope Francis’ call for all of us to be praying for peace in Egypt. Included in this article is a press release (translated into English) from the Office Of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II: The Coptic orthodox church of Egypt is following closely the unfortunate incidences occurring in our nation Egypt and confirms its strong stance with the Egyptian law enforcement, the armed forces, and all of the institutions of the... Read more
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