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Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Rebecca Teti: | I don’t know why the following items came across my desktop today. But as everyone can use freebies now and again, I pass them along (not vouching for content!). Here are 20 Places to Watch Free Movies on the ‘net. Do you know about Swap a DVD, brought to you by the same folks who run Paperback Swap …
Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rebecca Teti: | Visceral Fat from uabnews on Vimeo. 80 minutes of exercise a week may not be enough to make you slender, but it is probably enough to keep visceral fat—the kind that is a major contributor to Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease—at bay. What’s also good news is that to keep your internal organs (but, alas, not your …
Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Rebecca Teti: | I have managed to miss the Jon & Kate Plus Eight phenomenon, but Helen Alvare has a very nice reflection on what their sad story reveals about our divorce laws. Read it here.
Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Rebecca Teti: | In light of Fr. Z’s suggestion that we dedicate today to praying for the souls of departed priests, I thought I’d highlight a portion of the Holy Father’s Angelus Address last Sunday. (The Pope did his part this morning, celebrating a Mass for cardinals & bishops who have died in the past year.) “Tomorrow we will observe the …
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Of all the animals that have come to Chenoa Manor, the geese were the worst off. Originally intended for the French delicacy foie gras, some of the birds were so obese that they couldn't walk, and none knew how to eat, as they had been force-fed their entire lives. So Rob Teti, a Chester County veterinarian with a soft spot for all creatures in distress, put the geese in with his chickens, so...
Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Rebecca Teti: | Upwards of 80% of children with Down syndrome are aborted in this country. Archbishop Chaput has written an eloquent essay about what that means for our culture. I just wanted to highlight a passage he writes about the several friends he has who are parents of children with different kinds of genetic disorders—just because I thought it was …
Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Rebecca Teti: | Today is the feast of All Souls, a day dedicated to praying for the souls in Purgatory and remembering that we ourselves are mortal. Read about how to release souls from purgatory all this week here. While I was studying abroad, I learned of the custom of visiting a cemetery to pray for the dead. If the weather …
