It seems like we live in a world where everyone thinks they have a right to an opinion about everyone else’s family size (and parenting strategies, but that’s another post entirely). Many people think two is the most appropriate number and are fascinated by asking the question, “Are you done now?” Some Catholics get a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'catholic'
We’re Not Just Bodies Walking Around
May 9th, 2013 · 155 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Tags: babies·catholic·faith·pregnancy·WAPF·Weston A. Price Foundation·women's health
Friday FAST Food: Cooking Fish at Home (& a Recipe for Creamy Alaskan Halibut with Caramelized Onions)
March 8th, 2013 · 10 Comments · Recipes
Ever made rubber in the oven? Let’s just say my first experience cooking unprocessed fish at home didn’t go so well. I was in college and trying to eat healthy recipes – or maybe frozen cod filets were just on sale, I can’t exactly remember. Anyhow, I clearly didn’t know a whit about how to [...]
Does Satan Hate Bread?
February 12th, 2013 · 147 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Whenever we talk about bread being bad, whether it be because of phytic acid, lectins, carbs, or gluten, many Christians offer a simple rebuttal: Jesus said, “I am the Bread of Life.” If Christ raised bread in such high esteem as to become bread, how can it be so evil? In fact, in Catholic teaching, [...]
What do You See When You Look in the Mirror? (Weightless Book Review)
May 18th, 2012 · 14 Comments · Special Situations, What to Buy
I nearly went to the bus stop with dried clay on my face this week. I truly look in the mirror so infrequently that I forgot I had Redmond Clay on some zits overnight, and I was halfway to the bus stop with my son before I realized I’d better turn around rather than socialize [...]
Tags: book review·catholic·eating disorders·Kate Wicker·weight loss·Weightless
Does Being Too Strict on Food Take the Joy out of Family Life?
April 10th, 2012 · 114 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments, My Story
“I don’t even want to go to a barbecue at my boss’s house this summer, because it might not be any fun with all our food restrictions,” my husband admitted to me last week. “What if they offer the kids a juice pouch, or the dreaded freezer pops with artificial colors? And then there’s the [...]
Monday Mission: Give Real Food to Those in Need
April 2nd, 2012 · 19 Comments · Call to Action, Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to give a gift of whole foods to a food pantry or collection the next opportunity you get. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps? This mission was inspired by a conversation on Facebook a few weeks back when I mentioned that I had purchased brown rice [...]
Tags: catholic·donating food·food banks·Monday Missions·recipe
Lenten Resources, Kitchen Stewardship Style
February 19th, 2012 · 12 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
This blog was founded on a belief in God: that everything we have and experience are gifts from Him, and that He entrusts them to us as a responsibility. As a wife and mother, I am responsible for my family’s health, our budget, the good of the earth, and the time I’m given. It’s not [...]
Tags: catholic·Lent·meatless meals
