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May Altars and Tips for Praying the Rosary with Kids

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Hot diggity! I’m on a “Pinisher” role lately. I recently spotted a few ideas on Pinterest for how to assemble a family May altar in your home. Given the month of May is dedicated to Mary, I set out to create an altar to honor Mary. Now the next logical step is to actually gather the family around the altar and pray a Hail Mary or two. So here are some tips for praying the Rosary with kids. . . . → Read More: May Altars and Tips for Praying the Rosary with Kids

Teens and Virtuous Social Media Use

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My latest column over at CatholicMom.com alerts parents to a new Facebook app called “Bang With Friends.” I think what horrifies me the most with this new app is teens, even preteens, have the ability to download an app and experiment sexually under the guise of logging onto Facebook.

What to do? Well telling Facebook to breakup with this app is one part of the battle. The other? Arming our children with a moral compass so that when exposed to the seedier cultural elements, they are emboldened with the fortitude to make good choices.

In a few weeks, I’m giving a talk to . . . → Read More: Teens and Virtuous Social Media Use

7 Quick Takes

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A bunch of miscellany and stuff just too impossible to categorize courtesy Das Schmidt Haus! . . . → Read More: 7 Quick Takes

Advent Photo of the Day

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A great Advent activity: take a daily Advent photo and post it to your social media sites. One picture may be the wordless witness that leads another closer to Christ. . . . → Read More: Advent Photo of the Day

Quick Takes Friday

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Another round of 7 Quick Takes at The Practicing Catholic. . . . → Read More: Quick Takes Friday

The Day I Locked My Keys and Baby in the Car

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“Lord whatever happens today, whatever I come up against, please don’t allow me to get in the way of the Holy Spirit.” Even when I lock the keys and baby in the car! It’s Lisa’s latest at CatholicMom.com.. . . . → Read More: The Day I Locked My Keys and Baby in the Car

Take 5 with Author Sarah Reinhard

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Lisa interviews author Sarah Reinhard about her latest book, A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy — a CatholicMom.com book published by Ave Maria Press. . . . → Read More: Take 5 with Author Sarah Reinhard

Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy – Book Tour & Giveaways

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To celebrate the launch of her new book, A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy: Walking with Mary from Conception to Baptism, Sarah Reinhard invites us to pray the rosary together. The Practicing Catholic is the eighth stop on her Rosary Blog tour. Today, Sarah shares a reflection on the Wedding Feast at Cana. . . . → Read More: Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy – Book Tour & Giveaways

First Friday Shout-Outs

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First friday shout-out linked up to ConversionDiary’s 7 Quick Takes . . . → Read More: First Friday Shout-Outs

Instagram Spirituality?

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I’m sure you’ve heard of Ignatian spirituality, Franciscan spirituality, and probably even Benedictine spirituality. But Instagram spirituality?

It’s the subject of my recent post at CatholicMom.com. (For you non-smartphone users, Instagram is a mobile app that allows users to share pictures in a fun and creative way.)

And can you imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning and read the following Twitter message from Matt Swaim, the producer of the SonRise Morning Show? My silly post about a smartphone app got his attention? Whatever it takes! Guess I’ll set my alarm to ensure I don’t miss the SonRise crew chat about the post!

Full post available here. . . . → Read More: Instagram Spirituality?