I have fallen in love with texting, especially as a great way to keep in touch with my beloved teenage sons, but this article is a great reminder that we need to continually fight the urge to multitask while driving.  For more information on the AT&T “It Can Wait” campaign, visit their website here.  Also, here’s a helpful Parent’s Guide to connecting with your kids via Text.

I don’t text while driving, but am guilty of checking my iPhone at red lights – this campaign reminds me that I am setting a bad example for my kids that could lead to life and death circumstances.  Email and phone calls can wait too!

Conceived and founded by Mary Kay Hoal, Yoursphere is the first social networking service for youth that parents can embrace. Drawing on her corporate entrepreneurial experience as a media strategist, advertising, marketing and publishing VP formerly with CMP Media LLC, Mary Kay built the Yoursphere team.  (more…)

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.  (more…)

Congrats to my friend and awesome Catholic musician Bryan Murdaugh sharing the good news about his ministry group 5thousand.  (more…)

A special thanks to my friend Maureen Wittmann for sharing the following good news about a special ongoing series of events over at Homeschool Connections!  (more…)

We moms of high schoolers need to say a huge “thank you” to our friend Maureen Wittmann, who will be hosting Catholic College Month during the month of October over at Homeschool Connections.  (more…)

Kudos to the ladies of Growing Up Lane and Visualize Love for their incredible idea, “Project Chaste”.  Sick of the lies today’s media moguls heap on teens and young adults, they have come together to send a message that many young people today are choosing chastity and have the strength to withstand attacks and misinformation.  (more…)

I caught this video over at Mike Hayes’ blog – with a teen headed to college next year and a tremendous interest in New Media, it caught my attention.  I’ve seen my kids “multitask”, seen how they interact with their friends online and in person, seen them turn off the TV (more…)

If you’re looking for amazingly creative Catholic tshirts at a very reasonable price, check out the new website Made For Jesus. (more…)

Congratulations to Maria Marsella, founder of the new service SacredVerse.com, on her creative use of new media technology in evangelization.  (more…)

Warning!!!  Before you click “play” on this video, be aware that it is contains a very graphic portrayal of an automobile collision. (more…)

Congratulations to Rebecca Christian and her colleagues at Decent Exposure for the tremendous success of their recent Fashion Show event!  This video is a testimony to the tremendous work being done for young women.  (more…)

I’m very happy to share the following conversation with John Paul Rudolph. (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…)

With a teenage driver in the house, I feel compelled to watch and share with you the information about this moving documentary from CatholicTV.  A great reminder that one decision can impact a lifetime… (more…)

Congrats to Rebecca and her partners at Decent Exposure for their tremendous work in planning the upcoming Decent Exposure Fashion Show being held July 11th in Southern California.  Check out their terrific new website here for details and information on the Decent Exposure program and this special event.

In reading the headlines today, one caught my eye:  “Mom Arrested For Catholic School Toga Party”.  Perhaps because my boys are teens and we typically host their friends in our home (more…)

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…)

Several months ago, a great book series entitled All Things Girl: Friends, Boys, and Getting Along came to my attention. Aimed at “tweenage” girls, the books tackle such sometimes-tough subjects as puberty, modesty, relationships, and simply just the joy of being a girl!  As the mom of two teenage sons (more…)

Today, our seventeen year old son Eric will begin a new phase of his faith life as he receives the Sacrament of Confirmation. (more…)