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Forming Intentional Friendships: #Edel15 Afterthoughts

July 16, 2015 by Lisa Schmidt 27 Comments

Sometimes the best antidote for a bad day in the trenches of the domestic church is “incarnational time” with a good friend. Incarnational time, that’s what my friends and I call it, because friendships require spending time with another, in the flesh, sharing our gifts and who we are – our highs, lows, and mehs – with each another.

Posted in: Faith, Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, Edel, Spiritual Friendships, Women

Abundant Living: Couples Living the Gift of Natural Family Planning

July 19, 2014 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 7 Comments

This is Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness week. In its honor, we are rounding up posts previously published here over the last five years and highlighting one each day.

Posted in: Family, Natural Family Planning, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Abundant Living, Catholic, Humanae Vitae, Love and Sexuality, Natural Family Planning, Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, NFP, Parenthood, Sexual Morality, Teaching, Theology of the Body, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Lucas on Conscience Formation & the Common Good

October 31, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Catholics are obligated to form consciences and cast responsible votes for candidates who will represent our shared values in the public square. Omaha Archbishop George Lucas shares thoughts on conscience formation and the common good.

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, conscience, Defend Marriage, Election, Intrinsic Evil, life, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, Public Square, Religious Liberty, Safeguard Liberty, Voting, Voting Guidelines for Catholics

What’s the Deal with the Sign of Peace

September 26, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 10 Comments

Joel shares a few thoughts about a part of the Mass that causes confusion for many: the sign of peace

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Communion, Gifts, Jesus, Justin Martyr, Kiss, Mass, Sign of Peace, Vatican II

6 Things I’ve Learned Since Dumping the Pill

July 28, 2012 by Renee McGuire 12 Comments

Editor’s Note: In honor of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, please welcome Renee McGuire. Renee and husband Kerry are parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines, Iowa, where they teach Natural Family Planning classes. This is Part 1 of Renee’s testimony. Part 2 is 5 Steps to Embracing Natural Family Planning. * * … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Guest Contributors, Natural Family Planning Tagged: abortion, Birth Control, Catholic, Humane Vitae, Intrinsic Evil, Kerry McGuire, Miscarriage, Natural Family Planning, Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, NFP, Pill, Pope Paul VI, Postpone Pregnancy, Renee McGuire, Teaching, Theology of the Body

A Virtual Pilgrimage to Holy Hill

July 11, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 8 Comments

Is a domestic pilgrimage in your future? While visiting family in Wisconsin last week, we made a pilgrimage to Holy Hill, a national basilica and shrine that has welcomed pilgrims since the late 1800s. The site welcomes over 500,000 pilgrims a year, making it one of the most popular shrines in the United States. In fact, Timothy Cardinal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catholic, Discalced Carmelite Friars, Grotto, Holy Hill, Holy Water, Little Flower, Lourdes, Mass of Thanksgiving, Miwaukee, Mount Carmel, Palestine, Pilgrimage, pretty happy funny real, Saint Bernadette, saints, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Wisconsin

Dot-catholic is cool, but what about .sex, .porn & .adult?

June 25, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

Moral and ethical questions abound in the creation of new real estate in cyberspace. We sometimes struggle with our domain name. After all, who are we to own ThePracticingCatholic.com? As if we’re the epitome of what practicing Catholics should be. Hardly. Still, it does convey a message, a sense of mission. It tells you something … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Decency, FCC, Google, Government, ICANN, Internet, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Morality in Media, National Catholic Register, pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, TLD, Top-Level Domain, Vatican, War on Illegal Pornography

A Baptism — {Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} Style

April 26, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 10 Comments

Here’s a pictorial recap of Jude’s Baptism on Sunday, April 22, 2012.  As a friend said to me, there really are no words to describe this moment. So, I’ll allow the pictures to do the storytelling. Thanks to our dear friend Sue for snapping these photos. And Father Kautzky, we are blessed to call you friend … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Baptism, Catholic, pretty happy funny real, sacrament, {phfr}

Reconsidering the Seamless Garment

March 21, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 6 Comments

Well-intentioned axiom has out-lived its usefulness, should be retired. We’ve all been there. You’re way behind on laundry so you dig deep into your closet, rummaging through clothing you haven’t worn in years. Amid all the outmoded items you find what appears to be a gem, something you used to wear all the time. Okay, it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: abortion, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic, Donum Vitae, Eileen Eagan, Fordham Univeristy, Fr. Richard Rohr, Goodwill, Homeless, Human Dignity, Hungry, Jesus, Joe Biden, John 19:23, John Kerry, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Kathleen Sebelius, Law, legislation, love, Michael Uhlmann, Moral Authority, Nancy Pelosi, Prolife, Right to Life, Rights, Scandal, Seamless Garment, Sexual Morality, sin, Social Justice, St. Louis University, The Catholic Thing, The Center for Action and Contemplation, Truth, Unborn, Womb

President Obama: Let Us Be Catholic

March 1, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

“With all the problems in this world, with the economy, with terrorism, with our country being sold to China, with Iran possibly becoming a nuclear power, with all these things, why is [the Obama administration] so obsessed on reproductive services? When did reproductive services become the national cry of our nation? When did it become … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: abortion, Catholic, Catholic Church, conscience, Contraception, education, Faith, Fr. Maletta, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Rights, legislation, morally repugnant actions, morals, murder, Obamacare, president, President Obama, Prolife, social services, St. John Indiana, St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church, sterilization, Truth
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