Bringing new life into the world is a profound miracle; but for some women, pregnancy itself isn’t easy.  To show our support, celebrate the blessing, and pamper our pregnant friends, we decided to offer a pregnancy giveaway during the month of November.

I just received a very interesting email signed by the former Senator of Pennsylvania.  While I seriously doubt that Senator Rick Santorum was actually sitting at his desk emailing me, Lisa from CatholicMom.com

I recently had the opportunity to review a new iPhone application that appears to be very helpful for those families practicing Natural Family Planning.  MeFertil retails on iTunes for $4.99 and helps whether you are looking to practice NFP or to become pregnant.

Congratulations to the creative and editorial team behind Tobias Magazine, the new print magazine for Catholic singles. 

Many of you will recall that during my recent podcast conversation with Immaculée Ilibagiza, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, Immaculee invited us to celebrate this year in a special way the Feast of Our Lady of Kibeho on November 28.

This month at Fallible Blogma, Matthew Warner is hosting Support a Catholic Speaker Month, a round-up of some of the Catholic speakers who do so much to educate and inspire us. 

The following video contains some graphic and upsetting descriptions of the pain of global prostitution and human trafficking – but will perhaps help open your eyes to some very painful truths in our world and how you and I can be of help. 

Thank you to Gerald Korson and  the Knights of the Holy Eucharist for sharing the following information.  A wonderful prayer and contact information for those interested in vocations follows below.  Please join me in praying for the Knights and for all those seeking vocations to the Religious Life.

Scripture: Lectionary # 484. Sat of 30th week. Romans 11:1-2.11-12.25-29.
Psalm 24: 12-13.14-15.17-18. Luke 14:7-11.
The Holy Scriptures are filled with hope and consolation. Paul tells us
that the “gifts of God and the call of God are irrevocable.” All of the
covenants and promises that God has made with us are faithfully kept by the
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As we close out this Month of the Rosary, it’s not too late to put a little spark into your devotion to the Rosary.  One of the best resources I’ve seen lately that will help you fall in love with this wonderful devotion is The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary. 

I love this video from the USCCB suggesting what you and I can do for our priests during this Year for Priests – you’ll have to listen to find out what “PEAK” stands for! Have you “PEAK”ed lately?

Hilarious!  Eric received the following email from University of Chicago encouraging him to meet their early application deadline.  I got a giggle out of several of these, especially # 7.  Reaching out to kids with a sense of humor is greatly appreciated!

Thanks to Mary for sharing the following information about St. Anne’s Helper, which looks to be a good resource for helping share the faith with our families.

I hope you enjoy our first attempt at creating a Sunday Gospel message for the children in our lives.  Please help us spread the word by sharing this video on your blog.

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You guys know how much I love the work of Fr. Robert Barron and his Word on Fire ministry.  I thought that, leading up to Halloween this weekend, you might enjoy his take on the current vampire-mania dominating popular culture. 

Nancy Krebs has long been one of my favorite Catholic musicians.  With the recent release of her latest CD, Moved by God, and the launch of her newly redesigned website at NancyKrebs.com, Nancy has been one busy woman! 

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Congratulations to Mrs. Barbara Henkels for being chosen as the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Catholic Leadership Award from The Catholic Leadership Institute.

I’m so happy to share the following article from our wonderful sponsor, CatholicMatch.com, the leading Catholic singles community.  Author Mary Beth Bonacci offers her remarkable, and yet temporary, experience as a foster mom.