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I’m delighted to be today’s stop on the blog for Mary DeTurris Poust’s fantastic new book, Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God, just released by Ave Maria Press. I’ve already reviewed Cravings, and you can find my review here.

In the meantime, I’ve posted some wonderful remarks from the author herself. In looking toward this Blog Tour, I asked Mary to (more…)

Friends, here is an article from writer Cate Roberts on Catholic Exchange about the “us” we project on our social media sites. I think it’s really worth reading. http://catholicexchange.com/165376/ Folks have heard me….umm…observe… that it’s sometimes a challenge to keep up the stream of interesting and uplifting social networking posts Read more

Good news, friends. I’m next on the Blog Tour for Mary DeTurris Poust’s fabulous new book from Ave Maria Press, Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God. Check back tomorrow and learn more about Cravings as well as register to win a Williams Sonoma gift card.

My latest column for Integrated Catholic Life is one I wrote with a particular friend in mind. But, as I worked on it, I realized that what I’d learned in my own grief could be applied to an array of situations. Have you suffered a loss of some kind? Death Read more

Every Christmas season,  the Internet is filled with the flash mob Christmas carol videos, and every time I’m sent the link to one, I take the time to view it – always with tears in my eyes. The scenes themselves are awesome, and I’m touched by the fact that singers Read more

Folks, I’m delighted to introduce to you a brand new book from my friend and colleague, Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, Rooted in Love: Our Calling as Catholic Women. I’m sure you already know the work of this award-winning author and journalist, speaker, reviewer, and the host of EWTN’s Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms. But, Read more

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation and a most beautiful feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Many mistakenly believe that this holy day commemorates the conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary, but that is celebrated on the Feast Read more