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

October 12, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

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.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: CatholicMom.com, Jesus, Mary, Pregnancy, Respect Life, Rosary, Rosary Army, Sarah Reinhard

7 Quick Takes: First Friday Shout-Outs

November 4, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt 8 Comments

A few things worthy of a First Friday shout-out — 1 — You want hits? Archbold delivers hits. Matthew Archbold gave us a shout-out over at the National Catholic Register a couple weeks back, and the day he linked to us resulted in twice the number of hits we had received on our previous best … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Deacon Digest, Decent Films Guide, Jim Caveziel, kid-tough digital camera, Matt Archbold, National Catholic Register, Person of Interest, Prolife, repurposed jewelry and accessories, Respect Life, Steven Greydanus, The Christophers, Tony Rossi, vintage jewelry

Miracle Babies

November 1, 2011 by Kasey Eoriatti 3 Comments

As human beings most of us seem obsessed with success, purpose, achievement. In my mind’s eye I imagine we resemble busy little ants scurrying here and there, carrying our great loads hoisted above our heads, and traveling the same repeated paths day in and day out at a frantic pace. How very busy we are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family Tagged: abortion, Miracle Babies, Prolife, Respect Life, Respect Life Month

The Catholic Church’s Best Kept Secret

October 27, 2011 by Kerry McGuire 3 Comments

One Husband’s Perspective on Natural Family Planning Today we are pleased to welcome friend and fellow parishioner Kerry McGuire to The Practicing Catholic. Kerry’s wife Renee wrote two posts for us this past July (Part I & Part II) in conjunction with Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. As Respect Life Month comes to a close, we are honored to share Kerry’s perspective to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Guest Contributors, Natural Family Planning Tagged: Birth Control, Contraception, Natural Family Planning, NFP, Prolife, Respect Life
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