Encouraging families to talk about vocations
The Tidings
5/7/2008, by Brenda Rees
CHATSWORTH, CA (The Tidings) - It’s worthwhile for parishioners young and old to discuss religious vocations. But many parishes in the Los Angeles Archdiocese are turning it up a notch by adopting spiritual practices and support for those who are considering and/or have made a commitment to ...
Chores for two? Men are pitching in with domestic duties more than ever before
The Christian Science Monitor
4/29/2008, by Marilyn Gardner
When domestic chores beckon — when there are dinners to cook, dishes to wash, diapers to change, and dust bunnies to chase — who’s doing the work? Increasingly the answer is: men. After decades of collective sighs from women that husbands and fathers aren’t doing their part on the home front, old ...
To promote vocations, begin a conversation
Catholic Online
4/25/2008, by Father James Forsen
After years of decline, a robust surge in inquires is bringing a new life and hope to vocation ministry. According to Vision VocationMatch.com in their 2008 Survey on Trends in Catholic Religious Vocations: Catholic religious communities in the U.S. witnessed a 30 percent leap in the number of ...
Everyone’s invited to this baby shower : Wis. Mom opens home to save a child
Catholic Herald
4/16/2008, by Amy Gucken
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (Catholic Herald) - Tears are in Suzanne Nelson’s eyes. Sun is shining through the windows of her Whitefish Bay home. On the couch, her husband Eric of 15 years is playing with their youngest daughter, Margaret Mary, 11 months. Nelson is quietly singing, “I will walk by faith, ...
Home-schoolers reel from Calif. court blow
The Christian Science Monitor
3/11/2008, by Ben Arnoldy
OAKLAND, CA (The Christian Science Monitor) - A court ruling that California parents “do not have a constitutional right” to home-school their children has touched off anger and bewilderment throughout America’s home-schooling community and prompted a denunciation from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...
Seven tax tips to put more in your pocket
The Christian Science Monitor
2/26/2008, by Steve Dinnen
(The Christian Science Monitor) - There weren’t many changes with income-tax legislation in 2007, but there’s always something going on in Washington - an odd twist here or a screwball trap there. So it pays to, well, pay attention to what’s new as the April 15 filing deadline draws closer. You ...
Chalices spur family prayers for vocations
The Florida Catholic
1/25/2008, by Bennet Bolton
DELRAY BEACH, FL (The Florida Catholic) - A new practice is spreading in the Diocese of Palm Beach and elsewhere around the nation: families allowed, one Sunday at a time, to take a chalice home after Mass for a week of prayer for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The latest parish to ...
Holiday Gift Guide: Classic-film reissues
The Christian Science Monitor
12/10/2007
Whether you're looking to have 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' or clutch at 'A Fistful of Dollars,' you'll find priceless box sets for every taste. The Coen Brothers Movie Collection ($49.99)
The last time a handful of titles by off-center filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen was pulled together, "The Big ...
Holiday Gift Guide: Television shows on DVD
The Christian Science Monitor
12/10/2007
New releases of TV series allow you to circumnavigate the globe in 'Planet Earth,' follow the 'Flight of the Conchords' from New Zealand to America, or have an adventure in China with Indiana Jones. The Best of The Colbert Report ($19.99)
Nation, if you're already hunting down Stephen Colbert's ...
Holiday Gift Guide: Music DVDs
The Christian Science Monitor
12/10/2007
Rock's most influential guitarists – Townshend, Clapton, Page, Beck, and, yes, Cobain – captured in their six-string glory in concert films on DVD. Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same ($44.98)
At its best, "The Song Remains the Same" reaffirms why the faces of John Bonham, John Paul Jones, ...
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