View from the Domestic Church: And the winner is...

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, February 12, 2010

And the winner is...

Guess who the winner is of the Mother Teresa and Me: Ten Years of Friendship book give away?

It's Jamie. Her entry was:

"Hi Donna Marie! I'd very much like to be entered into the contest, so that I may have an opportunity to read your newest book. I've had to cut back on my book buying over the past year or so and sadly, my local library doesn't carry many books such as yours. I'd like to learn more about Mother Theresa. Before converting to Catholicism, my only real exposure to it was my granny (a catholic who married a man who it turns out is very Anti-catholic), my aunts on my father's side, and what I saw on TV of Pope John Paul the II and Mother Theresa. Something about her radiated, as did our beloved Papa...I don't get as much time to learn about our faith as I did after my conversion, as most of my time is spent caring for two little ones, but I long to learn more.

Jamie (auroraj42@yahoo.com)"

The winner of this contest was picked in a random drawing not because of the content of their entry. I will be contacting Jamie by email and ship off an autographed copy of my book ASAP!

Stay tuned for another contest for one of my books perhaps right after Easter.

God bless you all!

Donna-Marie