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Using Theology of the Body for New Evangelization

February 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Books, Reviews, writing

In the fall of 2002, I was pregnant with my first child and a fairly new parish employee. I was tapped to drive a couple of teenagers to a neighboring town to hear Jason Evert speak. The talk was designed for teens, and though I cringe to call it a chastity talk (that just sounds so…boring, and [...]

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Strengthening Your Family: A Review

February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Books, Reviews

It probably reveals way too much about me that, a chapter or two into Marge Fenelon‘s new book, Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, I was struggling with feelings of inadequacy and wondering if I could hire Marge to come and mother my children. It speaks highly of this book, then, that I [...]

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Quick Takes: Order WRJ, Enter to Win, & Smile

February 3rd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books, family, podcasts, Quick Takes, writing

— 1 — Lent is coming and I have a book that’s hot off the presses. And guess what? It’s only $1.99. So go to your local Catholic bookstore (or one of the many other places you’ll find it, if you don’t have a store locally). Parishes receive bulk discounts, depending on the quantity they order, and [...]

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Beat the February Doldrums: A Book Giveaway!

February 1st, 2012 · 66 Comments · Books, Contest

Don’t you just LOVE February? Yeah, me neither. It’s the longest short month of the year in my part of Ohio, where the weather is always icky (even if nicely so). So how about we all cuddle up with some books and read the month away? Tweet

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Coming Up on My Review Reading: Some Good-Looking Books!

January 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books

I haven’t read any of these yet, and I don’t know how soon I’ll get to them or in what order. (Then Lent titles probably get top billing, but…we’ll see.) The blurbs included below are from the back covers or from other book information and not my own, except as marked in italics. The Catholic [...]

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