Category: Family
Thanksgiving Blessings: Edelweiss and the Doxology
Our family tradition for Thanksgiving grace is sung to the tune of “Edelweiss” from the Sound of Music. The Von Trapp family at the festival performed the forbidden national anthem as they prepared to escape the country. Bless our friends, Bless our food, Come, O Lord, and sit with us. Make our talk glow with...
The Six Lessons of 9-11
After 17 years, I still keep a poster on the wall of my office advertising the National Book Festival, which my husband and I attended on September 8, 2001. All kinds of booths and entertainment venues filled the National Mall in Washington, DC. The neighboring public buildings hosted educational and informational presentations. Authors signed their...
Featured Favorite: Mary, Our Mother, teach us to pray
by Connie Beckman I was introduced to Our Blessed Mother at an early age. I fondly remember the many processions held in her honor at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Walkerville, MT. The sisters would patiently gather us in the church to form a procession in honor of Mary, followed by the recitation of the...
Featured Favorite: Unique Puzzle Pieces
You and your husband are planning a vacation for your family. As a wife and mother, you visualize a resort where you can leave the cleaning and cooking to someone else and relax by the pool. Your husband wants to go camping. In our Marriage Enrichment study, “A Marriage Made in Heaven,” we learned about...
CWG: What’s on God’s To-Do List for you?
Sunrise over Lake Ray Hubbard (photo by Nancy Ward) Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.com What surprised does God have on his to-do list for you today? Does he wake you up early enough to enjoy the beautiful sunrise he created? As you get dressed, does he prompt you to pray for a divorced friend or cancer-stricken relative?...
Featured Favorite: Lent of Love
Featured on NewEvangelizers.com One Ash Wednesday, I made up my mind to lose those stubborn five pounds. I set out to simplify the family meals and eliminate snacks, sugary sodas and desserts. Before I could get the pantry cleaned out, my brother-in-law called to ask if our family would help him get his daughter and...
Featured Favorite: Gleanings from ‘The Grace of Yes’
Before the plane took off Monday morning from DFW Airport, my nose was buried in an advanced copy of The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living. As we landed in Tampa, my new knowledge of Lisa Hendey, myself and true generosity was incredible. And one-third of the book to go! By Tuesday afternoon...