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Book Review: Why be Afraid? A Retreat
Why Be Afraid? A Retreat by Douglas McManaman Justin Press ISBN: 978-0-9917996-6-4 102 pages, softcover $12.95 CDN Deacon Douglas McManaman is a Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of Toronto, ministering especially to those who suffer from mental illness. A high...
I Saw Auschwitz Today…
I saw a dandelion growing today at Auschwitz. And I thought about the disdain we have for a dandelion. We cut them down. We poison them. We laugh at children who think they are special and worthy for display and a drink of water. I saw a dandelion growing today at...
Prosperity & King St. Louis of France
In prosperity, give thanks to God with humility and fear lest by pride you abuse God's benefits and so offend him. – King St. Louis of France
The Black Madonna & the Priest in a Wheelchair
I’m writing from Czestochowa! Today, we prayed the Mass in the Basilica where the image of the Black Madonna is located. They usually rush you through, but we have an extra priest on our pilgrimage who is handicapped, and his wheelchair got stuck right at the...
Dr. Miriam Grossman Comments on the Ontario Sex Education Curriculum
Dr. Miriam Grossman visited Toronto recently, giving a series of talks on the new Ontario Sex Education Curriculum. She is a a medical doctor with training in paediatrics and in the specialty of child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. She is also the author of...
Helping Women Help Themselves
On August 19, the Church in the United States observes the optional memorial of St. John Eudes, French preacher and vociferous opponent of Jansenism. . St. John devoted himself to helping France’s “fallen women,” eventually founding a new religious order for them, the...
The Garden of Stephen
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” –Alfred Austin A garden is a teacher of life’s great lessons; namely, that variety breeds beauty, that good...
Confessions of a Quasi-Pelagian
Confessions of a Quasi-Pelagian Sometimes I look back to my homeschooling years with serious longing. I only homeschooled for grades 11 and 12, but I don’t think I’ve ever had it more “together” in my life. One of the things that had attracted me to homeschooling in...
Book Review – The Catholic Drinkie’s Guide to Homebrewed Evangelism
Title: The Catholic Drinkie’s Guide to Homebrewed Evangelism Author: Sarah Vabulas Publisher: Liguori, 2015 In just one book, you’ll get Church history, Gospel stories, patron saints, prayers, quotes from Chesterton, social-media advice and recipes for beer. Sarah...
Meet them Where they Are
Meeting people where they are is probably the most misunderstood phrase in Catholic circles currently. I have seen it used to defend circumstances that could put salvation at risk: 'gay' marriage, living together, avoiding confession, or receiving the Eucharist...
Creating a Catholic Home
I hope after reading this reflection by Father Morgan, you will ask yourself a couple of questions: What impressions might my actions be creating in my children's hearts? As a homemaker, what visible signs are in my home, that make it clear that our family is...
The Psychological War on Fat – Gluttony
When considering the epidemic of obesity across the West, we are not encouraged to view the problem as a failure of individual willpower, but as the result of complex causes ranging from childhood behaviours to genetic predisposition, with the additional catch-all of...
Do You Know – it is Really Him?
I can remember many books, places, moments and people along my journey of Faith, that solidified my Catholic Faith, one book in particular made me think and rethink the true Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist as taught to me by my mom and the Felician Sisters, namely...
It’s a Pilgrimage not a Vacation
I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to get the most out of this faith journey. How to go about it. How to open myself up to Jesus Christ. How to engage the faith like a saint. I mull it over. I’m not certain that is the right approach anymore. It seems more...
Butterfly Children
If you want to figure out if something is truly necessary in life, ask yourself, “Without it, would I die?” In light of that perspective, one can certainly conclude that food is a necessity for survival. It would therefore make sense that consuming food would bring...
Apologetics – Unapologetically
I am a Catechist. I have been a Catechist for over thirty years. I could no sooner stop teaching the Catholic Faith than I could rip out my own heart. It is who I am and it gets me into trouble, but this wasn't always the case. I had an experience...
Celebrating Mothers and Heaven’s children
It was a bittersweet Mother's Day for us. The joy of celebrating with our one-year old daughter was mixed with sadness for our first baby who would have turned three this year. It happened on a cold January day in Ottawa. It was a tragic irony that when it happened, I...
Win Gary Zimak’s Book – Listen to Your Blessed Mother!
It has been awhile since Dynamic Women of Faith has had a good old fashioned INVITATION CHALLENGE. We need your help in getting the word out about our event coming up with Dr. Josie Lombardi, so we thought we might do something FUN, to help get the word out! To do it,...
Prayer by Thomas Merton
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe...
Tickets Available for Purchase
We have been receiving requests for tickets for the Leadership Breakfast. SEATING IS LIMITED There are no more tickets being sold for this event. Please note tickets WILL NOT be sold at the door. The breakfast will be hosted at the Markland Wood Golf Club 245 Markland...
When Mental Illness Affects the Family
Whenever a suicide strikes a community, everyone is shaken. And yes, the news of the suicide of Rick Warren's twenty-seven-year-old son, Matthew, was also very tragic. Rick Warren is a famed Evangelical Christian pastor, a popular speaker, and the celebrated author of...
A Day in the Life of a Work at Home, Homeschooling Mom of Seven Kids
A common question I get is "what's your typical day like?" My days are anything BUT typical. However, to give an overview of what goes on in any given day in our house, I thought I'd write down an example based on a randomly selected day. Today happens to be...
Short Shorts and Midriffs: Dressing Our Daughters
According to WebMD, girls begin a growth spurt around age 9 or 10, with the fastest growth around age 11 or 12. Typically, girls grow about three inches per year during this period. That's what happened to my youngest child this past year. At the beginning of summer,...
Radio Interview with Laura Bodner – Mother’s Group Leader
In this program Dorothy interviews Laura Bodner, a Mother's Group Leader at St. Matthews parish in Oakville. Listen to Laura's inspiring story, she was a practicing Naturopathic doctor, who left her full time profession to be a stay at home mom. She is now working...