Thursday, December 4, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Pausing to ponder the meaning of the season

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Pausing to ponder the meaning of the season: Pausing to ponder the meaning of Advent and endeavoring to keep the kids focused on the holy season. Have a look here .  God bless you a...

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Wednesday on Catholic Mom's Cafe plus contests!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Wednesday on Catholic Mom's Cafe plus contests!: Hello! Did you see yesterday's show: Kids and the Culture"? Did you like it? Tell me about in the comments below. Also, please t...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Tuesday's show: Kids and the Culture and CONTESTS!...

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Tuesday's show: Kids and the Culture and CONTESTS!...: Hello! Did you see yesterday's show: The Skinny of Catholic Fashion"? Did you like it? Tell me about in the comments below. Also...

Monday, November 3, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Here's the scoop on the contests this week

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Here's the scoop on the contests this week: Hello! So, there's lots of buzz going on with the launch of my new TV series on EWTN Catholic Mom's Cafe. I am running contests a...

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Catholic Mom's Cafe TV series launches TOMORROW an...

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Catholic Mom's Cafe TV series launches TOMORROW an...: My brand new television series Catholic Mom's Cafe will launch on EWTN tomorrow ! The first show will air at 3:00 AM ET and later...

Friday, October 31, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Are you ready for Friday BUNDLE contest?

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Are you ready for Friday BUNDLE contest?: I have been celebrating Catholic Moms and GrandMoms and all caregivers of children ALL month long! As you might know, my new EWTN TV series...

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: And the contests begin!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: And the contests begin!: Happy feast of Saint Therese! Today the month long contests begin to celebrate Catholic Moms and GrandMoms! All throughout the month of O...

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Win, celebrate, win, celebrate, win!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Win, celebrate, win, celebrate, win!: My Mom is in the center. Her Mom is on the left. I love to celebrate Moms and GrandMoms. They have always been the unsung heroes to t...

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Mom-ism Monday # 4: Gluten-free pizza, planting fl...

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Mom-ism Monday # 4: Gluten-free pizza, planting fl...: How's your summer going? What's happening in your domestic church? Any recipes or parenting tips to share? 1) I made some yu...

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Create your summer family memories!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Create your summer family memories!: My creating summer family memories article at Integrated Catholic Life . Enjoy! God bless, Donna-Marie

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: "Mom-ism Monday # 3!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: "Mom-ism Monday # 3!: It's been a week end of special very beautiful feast days! I love the feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Hear...

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: "Catholic Moms Cafe" Premiering in November!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: "Catholic Moms Cafe" Premiering in November!: Finally, (well, not quite yet) the show you have been waiting for! A new television series for Catholic Moms on EWTN TV called "Cat...

Monday, June 23, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: It's time: Mom-ism Monday # 2!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: It's time: Mom-ism Monday # 2!: 1) Summer is here! Are you keeping your sanity intact? How about your prayer life? It's a bit challenging with a changing s...

Monday, June 16, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Celebrate your "Mom-isms!"

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Celebrate your "Mom-isms!": UPDATED POST! 1) Loving nature around us! I was absolutely thrilled that Mr. and Mrs. Wren decided to build a nest in the ...

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Friday, May 9, 2014

Recent radio chat discussing exciting upcoming events!

Recent radio chat discussing exciting upcoming events!

MOMS' NIGHT OUT!


Are you going to go out and see the MOMS' NIGHT OUT movie? I hope so! It's a highly entertaining family movie!

Here's a link to my interview with Patricia Heaton in the National Catholic Register: http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/motherhood-at-the-movies/




God bless you and yours!

Saturday, April 5, 2014

God's grace and "Prayerfully Expecting" sustained her


A woman name Brooke wrote the following review about my book Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine Month Novena for Mothers to Be:



"When I first found out I was pregnant with out first baby I remember a friend telling me about this novena book. I bought it and loved it so much. I took my time with it and would journal in the pages and write little notes. When my husband and I found out that our baby was most likely going to end in a miscarriage we were devastated. However, this little book was an incredible source of grace through that difficult time. Our first did end up miscarrying. We named him Jack, and even though I only got to month 2 in the book, I can look back on what I wrote and prayed at the time and smile thinking of our precious, but short time with him. We are so happy to know that we are expecting again and I just bought another one to help pray through this baby. Definitely recommend for any mom who is seeking spiritual strength in this beautiful time in their life."
[as seen on Amazon]

May God bless you, dear Brooke. Your baby is a saint in heaven!

Please feel free, everyone, to share your pregnancy stories in the comments below and with one another in your daily lives to inspire and encourage. I will soon have a special place again for "Prayerfully Expecting" news.

God bless you and keep you!

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Prayer is a surge of the heart!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Prayer is a surge of the heart!: Hello! "Prayer is a surge of the heart!" according to Saint Therese of Lisieux. Recently I was teaching my second grade ...

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Appearing on Women of Grace all this week!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Appearing on Women of Grace all this week!: Watch Monday through Friday at 11:00AM/11:30PM Tune in this week to EWTN's Women of Grace! I am visiting with Johnnet...

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Delicious gluten-free pizza on the grill!

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Delicious gluten-free pizza on the grill!: Our oven isn't working and we had a hankering for home-made gluten-free pizza. We love the pizza crust from "Against the Grain.&qu...

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Out with the old and in with the new!

We are ushering out the "old" year and ringing in the new one tomorrow on the feast of our Blessed Mother.

Even adding one extra daily prayer to the Blessed Mother will help to transform your New Year.
What are your spiritual resolutions for the New Year? Have you taken a moment to think about it? Why not resolve to pray a Hail Mary every morning at the breakfast table after you pray your Grace Before meals, asking the Blessed Mother to guide your day?

As well, starting each day with the Morning Offering is essential. You will be offering all of your prayers, works, joys, and sufferings to Our Lord in advance of your day asking Him to transform all of it into prayers by uniting them to His passion and suffering. You can pray a simple prayer in your own words or use a formal version. Each one is pleasing to God.

For instance:

O Jesus,
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer You my prayers, works,
joys and sufferings
of this day for all the intentions
of Your Sacred Heart,
in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
throughout the world,
in reparation for my sins,
for the intentions of all my relatives and friends,
and in particular
for the intentions of the Holy Father.

Amen.


Perhaps you might want to also pray to your Guardian Angel each morning and evening asking for protection and guidance throughout the day and protection through the night.
Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God's love commits me here, Ever this day, be at my side, To light and guard, Rule and guide. Amen.
These "prayer habits" require some effort to form, but once you have decided to carve out that essential time for prayer, and then do all you can to make it happen, you'll be off to a wonderful start--weaving prayer throughout your day--keeping that conversation going with your Creator.

And, exactly what is prayer? You might wonder. Yes, it's a "surge of the heart" as St. Therese has pointed out. Yet, it is also our decision to use our will which God has given us, to choose to pray. So, form those good prayer habits in the New Year. Choose to make prayer happen on a more regular basis.

Take a few moments today to ponder leaving the "old" year behind and bringing in the "new." Of course, you'll want to start by attending Mass on the holy day tomorrow (or the vigil Mass tonight).

What can you do in the New Year to please Our Lord. What will you do?

God bless you and yours!

Happy (almost!) New Year!

Friday, December 13, 2013

Catholic Mom's Cafe: What do Catholic Moms really want for Christmas?

Catholic Mom's Cafe: What do Catholic Moms really want for Christmas?: Donna-Marie (in dress on right) with her mother and 4 of her 7 siblings Moms are always thinking of others—not so muc...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Keeping the season of Advent holy in our domestic ...

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Keeping the season of Advent holy in our domestic ...: It's that wonderful and holy time of year that our Church calls "Advent." We might be planning to observe this Advent in a ...

Saturday, September 14, 2013

A snippet of my audio version of "Embracing Motherhood."

Hello!

Book and Audio book
available at my website:
www.donnacooperoboyle.com


Did you know that you can listen to a part of my book, Embracing Motherhood? I narrated my book to produce an audio version and the publisher and Amazon has provided a portion of it here. It's a part of the Introduction. I hope you enjoy it!

http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Motherhood-Donna-Marie-Cooper-Boyle/dp/B00CC7RXKE/ref=la_B001JS5YFS_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379169525&sr=1-14

Just click on the above link and then click on the "listen" button under the book cover image.

God bless you and yours!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

View from the Domestic Church: My daughter's happy day!

View from the Domestic Church: My daughter's happy day!

My daughter got married!

It was a whirlwind of a week end. Here's a photo to start you off with and I will be writing a post very soon.

Celebrating my daughter's happiness on her wedding day!


God bless you and yours!

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Angels this fall!

I am excited to share this cover image (back and front) of my upcoming Angels For Kids book. learn more about it on my website: www.donnacooperoboyle.com


Click on image to see it larger

God bless!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Our Lady's Protection: A Sacramental from our Church

Beth

This sweet young lady, named Beth wore a Miraculous Medal to Mass today. Her mother is reading my book, The Miraculous Medal: Stories, Prayers, and Devotions. Her grandmother sent me this precious photo.

Are you wearing a blessed Miraculous Medal? Our Blessed Mother Mary instructed Saint Catherine Laboure that those who wear the medal will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around the neck.

The prayer on the medal is: "O, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."

Autographed copies of my book, The Miraculous Medal are available here: www.donnacooperoboyle.com  Each order is sent with a blessed Miraculous Medal.


May God bless you and yours and may Mother Mary keep you close to her Immaculate Heart!



[photo posted with permission from Beth's family]

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Wonderful endorsement from Fr. Mitch Pacwa S. J.

Catholic Mom's Cafe: Wonderful endorsement from Fr. Mitch Pacwa S. J.: So many people are so busy. Moms find it difficult to structure a time for personal prayer, especially stay at home Moms. So many variabl...

Monday, July 8, 2013

Please pray for baby Adele

Little Adele needs prayers please. She's the baby girl with brain cancer. She is running a fever and is in the hospital. She had a recent blood transfusion. Her Mom has said:


We had a lovely week at home with a happy Adele and lots of fun, family time (minus Daddy throwing his back out). I have a hard time with change and I really like schedules so it was difficult for me to come to the hospital today.
Adele started running a fever this afternoon and by around 6 pm it was up to 101.5 which is the magic "go to hospital now, do not pass go" ticket. Because she is neutropenic (no white cells, can't fight infection) if she spikes a fever she has to get antibiotics on board right away. Any little bug can be devastating to her.

So, Adele and I headed to our local hospital. Thankfully CMH had called ahead and they sent us straight to a room. Then it was hurry up and wait. Things finally picked up and she got lots of blood drawn to check for infection and she got a chest xray just to rule anything out.

The resident has been great so far, she has already popped in to let me know her platelets and hemoglobin are low. She will be getting some red blood cells soon. We are still waiting to hear where her white count is sitting.

Adele is getting antibiotics right now to knock out whatever might be going on. She will have to be in the hospital at least two days. Her discharge requirements are no fever for 48 hrs, negative blood cultures (meaning no infection in her blood) and an ANC (infection fighting ability) of at least 500.

There is a possibility that we will be transported to CMH in the next day or so. Adele was due for a clinic appt and her last chemo med on Tues. Wed she is supposed to get a catheter and start stem cell harvest on Wed.

Please pray that this is something little and easily overcome. Please pray for Peter to recover quickly, he can barely move right now. Thank you. Jesus, I trust in you. Thank you for this past wonderful week our family had. Please grant Adele complete healing of whatever is causing this fever and of all at/rt present in her body.


Please pray for baby Adele and her family. Thank you in advance.

God bless you and yours,