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As I shared yesterday,  I've written a couple of articles for The Catholic Post's last print issue. One that didn't make it to...

My husband Joseph and I have just been in shock this morning about the news of Pope Benedict XVI resigning. My first tweet this morning ...

Shamelessly taking from the blog post about this weekend's gathering here: Have you ever questioned the role of friendship in your l...

Note: In lieu of Worth a Listen (normally appearing here on Wednesday), I'm writing this after the WinterJam just occurred in our area w...

Here is my January column that appears in this weekend's edition of The Catholic Post .  I invite your feedback here or elsewhere onlin...

Year's end is a great time to take stock of the past calendar year and make some new-year resolutions. Faith at "Strewing"an...

For the love of Christmas, I just cannot seem to keep up with Advent and Christmas.  Am I the only one?  I feel completely behind on everyth...

I have been a bad Twitter user in recent weeks (For those of you on Twitter, I'm @ReadingCatholic and I'd love to connect with you t...

I'm excited to share that I've been invited to be part of the Advent series hosted by Bonnie at A Knotted Life.    Kicking off the ...

Patrick Madrid is coming to Peoria later this week, speaking on  Evangelization and Apologetics (visit this Facebook page for more informati...

As I wrote in my October column , Sister Helena Burns is an expert on media literacy and Theology of the Body, a Catholic new media maven,...

(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise "worth a listen").   Explanation (of a kind) here. HT ...

Truth be told, I’m not. I usually dig out the Advent wreath well after Thanksgiving and the start of Advent, and we don’t light it every day...

This post is unofficially subtitled, if you don’t like photos in a post, you might just want to come back in a few days, after I share over ...

Normally, I share here great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise "worth a listen."  Today, it's this vide...

(Sharing great songs that are inspiring, uplifting and/or are otherwise "worth a listen").   Explanation (of a kind) here. My ...

When I review certain books, I have often shared them informally with others--such as medical experts or even kids--to help me discern if th...

Here is my October column that appears in this weekend's edition of The Catholic Post .   I invite your feedback here. Like many moms...

"Children's Cinema."  Quick, what comes to mind? It may sound less than thrilling, but I assure you, one movie company has n...

Even though it is no longer September, I still have a number of stories to share from those who love Arcbishop Sheen, so this will continu...