News from our friend Lesley Johnson of Johnson Financial Services, the following information regarding donations to Hatian relief efforts (more…)

Meet twelve year old Blare Gooch, a Catholic elementary school student who’s using his big heart to reach out to children suffering in Haiti after the earthquake.  (more…)

How about this for some inspiration:  talented Catholic musicians coming together to bring you amazing music and inspirational videos, all for the purpose of raising funds to assist Catholic Relief Services (more…)

As we continue to pray for the people of Haiti and those who have gone to offer relief and support, I hope you’ll enjoy this free prayer book offered by the Daughters of St. Paul (more…)

I’d be saying a prayer of thanksgiving tonight, turning off the television, hugging my sons tight, and likely pondering a little lecture that I might give at some point in the future when things calm down.  I’d stear clear of Larry King, Twitter, YouTube (more…)

While we’re still burning up out here in Fresno, my friends in Georgia are trying to recover from the tragedy of last week’s storms.  (more…)

During the week of July 20th-26th CatholicTV will air “Rosary Stars”. “Rosary Stars” is a production which features young adult celebrities praying and reflecting upon the Rosary. (more…)

Thanks to my good cyber buddy Tim for sharing the link to this recent article in the New York Times which reports that kids are blessedly becoming turned off by the high priced fashions of Abercrombie. (more…)

Recently, I received a very nice email from Karen L. Allanach who is the Associate Director for Animals & Religion at The Humane Society United States.  Karen was nice enough to inform me about a few resources they have created on their website, which might be of help to you and your family. (more…)

News from my friend Chris Pham at CatholicTV:

On Friday, July 10th, Pope Benedict will meet with President Barack Obama in Rome. Coverage of this Vatican event will be televised on CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available. (more…)

Wow, just finished watching this amazing little video compiled by Catholic News Agency on the life of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani child who was assassinated following his advocacy against child exploitation.  A moving reminder that there is still so much work to be done in our world…

Since I read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl for the first time as a schoolgirl, I’ve been inspired by the life and writings of the girl who was my earliest teacher on the atrocities of the Holocaust.  (more…)

Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever been referred to as “the First Lady” of anything before, so you’re right Cheryl Dickow — I did blush yesterday when I read your great article (more…)

Somehow, in the hustle and bustle of the week, I entirely missed the flap between Sarah Palin and David Letterman over some inappropriate jokes aimed at her 14 year old daughter. (more…)

If you want to learn a bit more about the proprietress of CatholicMom.com and the humble beginnings of this special place, head over to my friend Sarah Reinhard’s blog for an interview she conducted with me this month. (more…)

I’ve been looking for words the past two days to sum up the overwhelming sense of sadness I’ve been feeling (more…)

Kudos to Father Jay Finelli, the iPadre, for his television news appearance commenting on the Vatican’s new YouTube channel. (more…)

I’m so thrilled to see the Vatican embracing new media technology with the announcement of a new Vatican YouTube Channel.  (more…)

This post is a tad tardy, but I didn’t want to neglect sharing these photos Eric and I took yesterday during our participation in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day food drive and peace march. (more…)

My viewing of today’s Inaugural events took place in fits and starts – the way many moms viewed these historic moments, I’m sure.  (more…)