View from the Domestic Church: Special EWTN shows on Mother Teresa!

In addition to my books

I have written for the English edition of L'Osservatore Romano (Vatican newspaper)

The National Catholic Register, Catholic World Report, Our Sunday Visitor (national) newsweekly, Columbia Magazine, The Catholic Transcript, The News Times, The New Milford Times, Hearth magazine, Canticle magazine, Lay Witness magazine, Faith & Family magazine, CarbLite magazine, On the Web - many areas, including Catholic Exchange, Catholic Online, Catholic Lane, Catholic Mom, and a parenting column for Irish Family Press (print edition), a Catholic weekly newspaper published in Ireland as well as the online format. My work appears in many foreign publications as well (Nigeria, Singapore, Africa, Russia, and more).

A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers

With all the mixed messages that women receive from society today, women can be distracted from--and even unreceptive to--the deep and abiding love that Christ has for them. Whether single or married, religious or consecrated, parenting children, or spiritually mentoring others, women need to know that the Lord understands the many challenges they face, their desire for inspiration, and, above all, their need to be affirmed as women.Through this book of original and traditional prayers from one of the top ten most fascinating Catholics of 2009 as rated by Faith & Family Live, women can realize God's divine Love, thrive in inspiration from Saints and the Church and rest in the affirmation of the "feminine genius." (order above by clicking book image at top of page)

First and foremost educator

"Since parents have conferred life on their children, they have a most solemn obligation to educate their offspring. Hence, parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children. Their role as educators is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their failure in it. For it devolves on parents to create a family atmosphere so animated with love and reverence for God and others that a well-rounded personal and social development will be fostered among children. Hence, the family is the first school of those social virtues which every society needs."--Gravissimum Educationis (one of the documents of the Second Vatican Council)

Friday, September 4, 2009

Special EWTN shows on Mother Teresa!

WEEKLY FEATURES From EWTN!
Remembering Mother Teresa

September was an important month in the life of Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She “got the call within the call” to leave her convent and take to the streets on Sept. 10, 1946 and she was “born into eternal life” on Sept. 5, 1997. In the upcoming week, EWTN honors this “Saint of the Gutters” with four special programs:

• A Light in the Darkness of Our Days: St. Mother Teresa’s long-time friend and spiritual director, Fr. Michael van der Peet, SCJ, offers some striking reflections on the life and spirituality of the saint. Includes a discussion of the highly publicized “dark night of soul,” which Father described in his best-selling book, “Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light.” (http://bit.ly/c1bEO) 3 a.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4.

• Remembrances of Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Colleen Carroll Campbell, host of EWTN’s “Faith and Culture Series,” interviews some of St. Mother Teresa’s closest companions as well as her lone surviving relative, who share their personal experiences with this great saint. 2 p.m. ET Sept. 5.

• Mother Teresa: The Legacy: This program is an intimate presentation of the life, ministry, and spirituality of St. Mother Teresa. 2 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 10 a.m. ET Sept. 10 and 2 p.m. ET Sept. 12.

• A Day with Mother Teresa: This program features Mother Teresa herself, answering an array of questions regarding politics, faith and more, during a 1981 Chicago conference sponsored by the Institute on Religious Life. 6:30 p.m. ET Sept. 7.