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Gift Guide: For the woman who is always busy

By Sarah GouldPosted on December 11, 2014Posted in FeaturedTagged Sarah Gould, gift guide, prayer, Christmas, Rosary, women, Companions of the Cross, gifts, Amy Welborn, Cooking, Knife, Catherine Doherty, audio books

I’ve been checking out gift guides lately. They range from the utterly ridiculous (for those who have everything) to the downright practical (for those who have nothing) and everything in between. So I didn’t pause for a minute when our blog editor, Meaghen, suggested I come up with a gift list for the busy women in your life.[…]

Women in combat

By Sarah GouldPosted on April 3, 2014Posted in FeaturedTagged television, equality, women, Violence in Media, women in the military, military, violence, tough guy, feminism, femininity, Sarah Gould

Have you noticed there are an alarming number of combative females on television? I am not talking about women who are angry at everything but rather women who play “tough-guy” characters. The men are the calm writers or the slackers who need protection—while the women get their butts kicked by the bad guys, run headfirst[…]

A magical scarf

By Mary WoodardPosted on December 2, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged joy, women, PMS, Blood Sugar, Tea, Food, Laughter, Scarves, Mary Woodard, Happiness

Walking to my flat late Friday afternoon after a chaotic morning, I was confronted with the fact that I hadn’t yet had lunch. I had an empty fridge at home, and was at that specific point of plunging blood sugar where just lying down in the middle of the road and moaning seemed like the[…]

Should Women be Educated?

By Sarah GouldPosted on October 10, 2013Posted in FeaturedTagged University, higher education, college, homemaking, Elizabeth GIlbert, Committed, marriage, feminist, education, feminism, Sarah Gould, women

The topic of women’s education has been making the social media rounds and I’m sure more than a few feminists have flown into fits of rage because of it. The whole thing seems to have started with a blog post touting eight reasons parents should not send their girls, specifically, to college. They reasons are the following: She will[…]

Keep it Simple. Stupid.

By Mary WoodardPosted on March 22, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged Relationships, women, Men, Communication, Patience, Mary Woodard

I don’t know what it is about women, but most of us tend to find relationships utterly fascinating. Get some girls together, and regardless of where the conversation starts, it usually ends up in a discussion centering around interactions between the sexes. In some ways, I find this truly bizarre. I have absolutely brilliant friends[…]

The Dreaded Valentine’s

By Sarah GouldPosted on February 14, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged Sarah Gould, women, Valentine's Day, Men, Pop Culture

So it’s here. That day that strikes fear and dread into the heart of attached and unattached persons alike. The day of heart-shaped tchotchke’s and overpriced roses and honeymoons in heart-shaped Jacuzzis in Niagara Falls. Hallmark’s biggest day of the year. Valentine’s Day. Ugh. For me, V-Day conjures up memories of disappointment and hurt, of unrequited love[…]

Sexual Revolevolution

By Mary WoodardPosted on February 1, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged marriage, dignity of women, women, feminism, standards, Mary Woodard, human dignity, Fulton Sheen, Respect, The Telegraph, sexual revolution, changing sexual mores, sex, dignity

While cycling through my blogroll the other day, I ended up being linked to an an article in The Telegraph. It starts out with quite a bang: A friend’s daughter recently started at a highly regarded boarding school. When her mother asked how she was enjoying the mixed-sex environment, the girl said quietly: “You have[…]