Marge Fenelon

Strengthening the Family “Atmosphere includes much more than the physical appearance of the home; it also includes moods, attentiveness to one another (or lack thereof), feelings, and attitudes. It’s not only what we do or don’t do, but also the way we do or don’t do it.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter Two: Prime … Continue reading →

Strengthening the Family “Chore time can be a real challenge. Few children like to do chores, unless they’re too young to do them, in which case we can’t keep them away from the bottles of cleaners (which is itself a chore). Let’s face it, there aren’t even that many adults who like to do chores.”~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach … Continue reading →

Strengthening the Family “It’s amazing how a smile and a hug can change the demeanor of the people and the atmosphere of the home for the better!”~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter One: Wafting in the Atmosphere Gestures of kindness and affection – no matter how great or small – can have a huge impact … Continue reading →

Strengthening the Family “When the scenes and scents speak of “home,” our spouses and children feel they’re welcome and in a place where they truly want to be.”~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter One: Wafting in the Atmosphere The atmosphere in which we live has tremendous influence on whether or not we truly feel at … Continue reading →

During this time of year, everyone thinks about what to give their loved ones for Christmas. We want to give just the right thing that will make the people in our lives happy and that will show them how much we love them. Our gifts are expressions of ourselves and reflections of how important their recipients are to us. There … Continue reading →

This year, as we gather to give thanks for all God’s goodness to us, I’ll be offering thanks for something I never thought to offer thanks before, thanks to Nancy Pelosi. I’m thanking God for my conscience. Ms. Pelosi, it seems, would rather I don’t have a conscience, or “that conscience thing,” as she referred to faithful Catholics’ opposition to … Continue reading →

Well, look what we have here… The press release for Strengthening Your Family has been posted on Catholic Online’s PRWire! Here’s the link:  http://www.catholic.org/prwire/headline.php?ID=10306

Hi, all. Join Brian Patrick and I on the Sonrise Morning Show tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6:45AM CST as we chat about making spiritual communions. Listen live or check out the podcast later at http://www.sonrisemorningshow.com/ In case you missed my article on spiritual communions in the National Catholic Register, here’s that link: http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/follow-the-saints-make-a-spiritual-communion/

Seems Black Friday is quickly being rolled back into Black Thursday! How will you spend your holidays this year? My latest on Catholic Lane: Why Holidays Should Be Holy Days

When my parents named me Margaret, they didn’t have a particular saint in mind to be my patron. Mom and Dad both liked the name, and my Dad especially liked it’s meaning: pearl. Thus, I was baptized as Margaret and although I use the pen name, Marge, my full name means a great deal to me because of its symbolism. … Continue reading →