Among Women ReadHER 2.25.12... where are the women? And some other cool links... on lent, nuns, mothers...

Among Women ReadHER 

2.25.12

Here We Are
By Helene Alvare and Kim Daniels
In response to "Where are the women?" in the contraception/HHS Mandate debate...

"God is the Bigger Elvis": A Documentary about an Actress turned Nun Nominated for Oscar

By Kevin J. Jones at Catholic News Agency

I love this story and would love to see the movie.


Save Us From Sour Faced Catholics and Silent Priests
By Lisa Schmidt at The Practicing Catholic
There's a lot here to consider, all delivered with a bit of holy chutzpah. If you missed my recent conversation with Lisa on Among Women 123, by all means go listen now! It was a goodie.

The Deception of Self Sufficient Susie
By Dorothy Pilarski at Catholic Register
An interesting exchange between Dorothy and philosophy prof Alice von Hildebrand. Hear Dorothy share about her book, Motherhood Matters, on Among Women 119.

10 Books for a Catholic Mothers Bookshelf
By Dianna Kennedy at Catholic Mothers Online
Nice list.


On the Single Life, Work, and Friendship
By Hallie Lord at her blog Betty Beguiles
Excerpts from Hallie's forthcoming book, Sex, Style and Substance. Hear Hallie's visit to Among Women 84 here.

Voting is open in the 2012 About Catholicism Awards
By Scott Richert at About.com
Have fun, go vote!


Fast, Pray, Give: Busted Halo's Lenten Calendar 
Posted at Busted Halo
Like an Advent Calendar, only for Lent!  And have you heard the Among Women Special Edition released this week? It's all about our listener's ideas for devotions and Lenten practices. Listen.




Fr. Barron gives a great framework for our Lenten thinking....

The F.U.N. Quotient... for book lovers

Among Women ReadHER 1.21.12 Sleepless... struggles.. quotables... politics..and bookishness!

Among Women ReadHER

1.21.12

Before
By Amy Welborn
A warm reflection about her father's study, oh, and so much more, in the months after his death.


Politics as a Vocation: Mary Ann Glendon discusses the duty of all Christians to engage in public life 
By Christopher White at the National Catholic Register
I'm a fan of practically everything Mary Ann Glendon writes or shares. (Glendon is former Ambassador to the Vatican under Pres. George W. Bush, and a top lawyer in Church affairs and at Harvard.)  She's a woman who is a gift to the Church and to our country, always defending the normative place of religion in the public square.


Thriving!
By Arwen Mosher at Faith and Family Live
If you struggle with comparing yourself to other Moms around you, let Arwen's voice resound in your head.


Get a Good Night's Sleep: Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry!
By Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur at CatholicMom.com
A recent study shows lots of women suffer insomnia or put off sleep due to worries or stress. Patrice has some advice. Patrice was a guest on AW back in the early days, on episode 6.

Well Said: Being Childlike

By Julie Davis at Happy Catholic

Julie always pulls something of interest from her Quote Journal...this time it is one that I had read before but had forgotten from Madeline L'Engle... enjoy!  To hear more fabulous quotes, listen to Julie's conversation with me on AW 99. 


On faith
Posted by BenedictEveryday.com
Speaking of more quotes, I love these daily quotes from our Holy Father. 


Read about Project Inspired's Campaign to stop selling Cosmopolitan magazine to under-aged girls.
Sign the anti-Cosmo petition here.  H/T Teresa Tomeo, who recently guested on AW 118. 


Beatitudes for Parents

By Patti Armstrong

Patti posts a short reflection from Marion Kinneman -- it still rings true. Patti was a recent guest on AW, you can find that interview here. 

Tech Talk Tuesdays
By Sarah Reinhard at CatholicMom.com
If you are a gadget person with a smart phone or tablet, you'll enjoy Sarah's series at CM for recommendations for Catholic and family-related apps. I've linked to her archives. Sarah was a guest on AW 11 and AW 116.

Sure, I love to read online, but I also love curling up with good book. Here's a whimsical short video for book lovers...



The Moral is the Story: Flannery O'Connor's Wisdom for a Catholic Literary Renaissance
By Vaughn Kohler at the Gregorian Blog
This one's for all my writing buddies, especially in the Catholic Writer's Guild.

My Recommended Summer Reading

This morning I had a great conversation today with Brian Patrick on the Sonrise Morning Show, and we talked about summer reading suggestions.

Here are mine:

A Biblical Walk through The Mass, by Dr. Edward Sri
An excellent resource for personal or group use-- especially as we prepare to receive the new missal in Advent 2011. Dr. Sri is infectiously enthusiastic on this subject matter. 

Happy Catholic, Glimpses of God in Everyday Life by Julie Davis
Fun, witty, inspirational... quotes from a myriad of sources with meditations to get you thinking!

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. Nouwen
A soon-to-be-classic, I have re-read this book before. It's 20 years old, but a unique combination of a meditation on the Gospel story and the great work of the same name by Rembrandt. This book is a mini-retreat! 

My Catholic Media Favs

Today is Catholic Media Promotion Day! These are my favs!

Favorite Blogs or Websites: 

Ok, I have a gazillion blogs and websites that I already brag on simply by placing them in my sidebar here at the Among Women blog, so do check them out. But here are a few more that I like:

1.  The Catholic Portal at Patheos - Fresh! Filling! Fascinating! I'm always learning here!
2. New Advent - love the roundup on the landing page, and of course the Catholic Encyclopedia is very useful study tool.
3. Catholic Lane - new up-and-coming general interest & news site.

Favorite Podcasts:

1. Word on Fire: The Sunday Sermon by Fr Robert Barron - Indispensable - Even my teenage son likes it.
2. Catholic Weekend from SQPN - I can't always listen to all the SQPN podcasts that I would like to in a given week, but this one features a panel with many of the SQPN personalities that I enjoy.  
3. Catholic Information Service from the Knights of Columbus -- multiple downloaded podcasts for your Catholic growth.

Books: 
I am listing 2 new books that I am excited about and one that I continue to use these last 3 years since it came out:

1. A Garden of Visible Prayer: Creating a Personal Sacred Space One Step at a Time by Margaret Rose Realy (2011).
2. The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity by Meg Meeker, MD (2011).
3.  Jesus, Present Before Me: Meditations for Eucharistic Adoration, by Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP

Catholic Media: 
It's hard to not give a shout out to well-established Catholic Media players like diocesan newspapers, Catholic TV, EWTN, and all the Catholic radio stations and shows that are out there.  Instead I'd like to focus on some web-based outreaches that underscore the new evangelization on the digital continent very well:

1. For news affecting the global church: Rome Reports
2. For the best Catholic video advancing the new evangelization: Grassroots Films, Brooklyn NY... like this video about World Youth Day, and this video they produced on vocations within the Archdiocese of New York.
3. For shows on faith-related issues: NETNY... I like Currents and In the Arena,

Smart Phone App:

1. Rosary Miracle Prayer App from Daughters of St. Paul - I love praying the rosary with the Daughters, especially when I take a walk outdoors!
2. VerseWise's Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition - I've used others, this one in now my favorite. It's my favorite.
3. Magnificat App - My favorite daily devotional in print, now comes to my iPhone. I always have it with me!

Hidden Gems:

1. St Charles Borromeo's searchable database for the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Now with a mobile application.
2. Divine Mercy - This is my favorite apostolate-oriented website. Others could learn from them. Oh, and the hidden gem within the gem is this series of articles by Dr Stackpole.
3. The Angelus sung in Latin. (I'm still trying to learn this! But the Daughters of Mary sing it beautifully!)

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Among Women Podcast #39

Among Women is back after a two week hiatus!

Join us for a new episode that explores the life of the first American-born saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton... and hear about the life of a mom with 10 kids -- and she still finds time to write books! --  Patti Maguire Armstrong!