Sunday, September 4, 2011

Welcome Baby Jesus

Did you know Sarah Reinhard wrote a book? Sarah is a Catholic wife and mother and blogs about the Faith and her family at SnoringScholar.com.

This is what I said about it on Amazon.com:

Author Sarah Reinhard believes that Baby Jesus is the "biggest reason for our [Christmas] celebration." She says in her Introduction, "Everything else is secondary to the arrival of our Messiah." 


"Welcome Baby Jesus" is an exceptional Advent resource for today's Catholic families. The booklet is based on Scripture, but easy to understand, delightfully decorated, and filled with exercises designed to draw the family together and closer to Jesus. What a perfect resource to use and to give as a gift to families you know prior to the holy season of Advent.


Thursday, August 18, 2011

So much laundry!

The subject of laundry has come up recently among many women so I will offer this post to two of my laundry prayers: http://viewdomesticchurch.blogspot.com/2009/06/laundry-more-laundry.html

God bless your day!

hugs,

Donna-Marie

Roles of Men and Women

Roles of Men and Women

Found the above on Catholic Exchange today. What do you think?

Saturday, May 7, 2011

With Mother's Day fast approaching...

With Mother's Day fast approaching, my heart goes out the the countless mothers who have lost babies to the terrible pain of miscarriage. Tomorrow, when I stand with our congregation of mothers at Mass for a blessing and to celebrate motherhood, I will be standing for ALL mothers - those with living children and those with children who have been whisked away what seems like far too soon, but by God's grace have gone into the arms of Jesus and Mary.

Please hold the mothers of miscarried babies in a special place in your hearts with prayer. These mothers feel a sword of sorrow piercing their hearts and they need our love and understanding. They certainly are mothers too even though they do not have children here on earth to hold. Their moment of glorious joy will arrive the day they are reunited in Heaven with their miscarried children.

I await seeing my three miscarried babies there.


Illustration by my daughter, Chaldea (appears in my book The Heart of Motherhood)
 God bless all mothers! Many women are spiritual mothers and even though they are not biological mothers or adoptive mothers, they mother others with their God-given gifts. Let's turn to the Mother of all - our Blessed Mother, seeking her intercession and celebrating all women tomorrow!

God bless and a big hug!

Donna-Marie 

A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers

Visit View From the Domestic Church to see a new review of A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers: http://viewdomesticchurch.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-review-for-catholic-womans-book-of.html

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints: A Warning About A Totally Catholic Summer Program

Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints: A Warning About A Totally Catholic Summer Program: "Before last summer began, I posted about doing a VBS at home called Summer Faith Adventure . It is made/created by the same people that do ..."

Monday, April 25, 2011

View from the Domestic Church: Book group studies "Mother Teresa and Me"

What's up?

What's up in your mothering?

What challenges do you face? What joys do you experience? What can you share with us here? Let's get a conversation going about one of the most sublime vocations ever.

I hope you'll leave a comment and share a piece of your heart with us.

God bless!

Donna-Marie

Embracing your Motherhood

Happy Easter!

How was your Easter celebration? I hope it was grace-filled and brimming with JOY as well.

I am updating you on the progress of my book "Embracing Motherhood." It's all finished and off to the publisher. After going through the proper channels and process it will be all set to be released by January of 2012. I pray that it is a book that will inspire the hearts of Moms all over the world, offering encouragement and advice to get through the many challenges in a holy vocation. Feel free to pass the word about my new upcoming book. I'll be thinking of a contest to do in the near future to offer you the opportunity to win autographed copies of the book. So, stay tuned.

God bless!

Donna-Marie

Announce Jesus' resurrection to the world, Pope says on Easter Sunday :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

Announce Jesus' resurrection to the world, Pope says on Easter Sunday :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

Saturday, February 19, 2011

I'm here!

I have been extremely busy with events and work. Sadly, I have not had time to post here on this blog very much, or at least as I would want to. But I am here now!

I do want to let you know though that I have good news...My very newest book which will probably be titled "Embracing Motherhood" and will be released early next year by Servant Books. It will speak of the joys and challenges in a holy vocation and also devote some time discussing some really tough issues that some mothers face. So, I hope you stay tuned for that.

I am getting to the finish line with the writing of this book. I'll keep you posted!

God bless you!

Donna-Marie


Sunday, January 30, 2011

OSV Daily Take Blog: Confession: There's an app for that

OSV Daily Take Blog: Confession: There's an app for that: "Posted by Mary DeTurris Poust Perhaps the one place you thought technology couldn't go was into the confessional. Guess again. Now there's ..."

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Tea With Donna-Marie: Your cup of tea today...

Tea With Donna-Marie: Your cup of tea today...: "Who will you 'have a cup of tea' with today? Will it be someone in your neighborhood who needs a hand with some snow shoveling? Might it be ..."

Friday, January 21, 2011

Tea With Donna-Marie: Don't be shy!

Tea With Donna-Marie: Don't be shy!: "Feel free to leave comments here on the blog or email me at DMCOBoyle@aol.com with your questions about living the Catholic faith. I have so..."

Tea With Donna-Marie: "Do you have any ideas how to ignite her catholic ...

Tea With Donna-Marie: "Do you have any ideas how to ignite her catholic ...: "Dear Donna-Marie! What a wonderful idea of this blog! And what a great opportunity for me to ask you for your words of wisdom and experienc..."

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tea With Donna-Marie: "This killing place must be one of the most bazaar...

Tea With Donna-Marie: "This killing place must be one of the most bazaar...: "I enjoyed your informative article in the issue of the K of C's Columbia magazine. I am familiar with the value of Ultrasound. &..."

Tea With Donna-Marie: "I find myself wondering if I am doing enough to s...

Tea With Donna-Marie: "I find myself wondering if I am doing enough to s...: "Hi Donna-Marie, I recently purchased your Prayer book for Mothers and absolutely love it. I am a 31 year old mother of two, a one yea..."

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Tea With Donna-Marie: Stay tuned...

Tea With Donna-Marie: Stay tuned...: "Tea With Donna-Marie is coming up soon! If you have a question for Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle about living the Catholic Faith, email her a..."

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

What are you doing?

What are you doing with your families this Advent season? Are you reviving old traditions or starting new ones? Please share your ideas with others here by leaving a comment.

You can go over to my View From the Domestic Church blog for an Advent Reflection.

God bless you!

Donna-Marie

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Catholic Moms of North East, Ohio Adoring Our Lord!

Recently Tina O. Keller let me know that her group had completed the study of my book The Domestic Church: Room By Room: A Mother's Study Guide. She said, "Our Catholic Mom's Group just had the finale for our Book Study of The Domestic Church: Room by Room. We loved it! Thank you so much for your inspiration & knowledge! :)"

And I would like to share that this group started a beautiful tradition of bringing their children to a weekly hour of Adoration. Specifically, Tina explained:
"Through the imitation of our Blessed Mary, the Mother of our Dear Savior Jesus Christ, we can help each other to grow in the Catholic Faith and become the Mothers that God wants us to be. The Catholic Mom's Group of North East Ohio is a group of Catholic Women (all at different levels in their Catholic Journey) looking for fellowship, encouragement, inspiration, devotions, book studies, play dates, pray dates and friendship! We meet on & off line and offer events with & without our children, as well as fun events for the whole family! This group is for Catholic moms who are looking for support in their role as mother. The Catholic Moms Group of Akron & Surrounding Areas is for mothers who are currently practicing Catholics or those who wish to become so.


We participate in a weekly adoration hour. We do split it up with the little ones, and just do Half hour segments. But we always have at least one member of our group at each time segment. We call it "Ultimate Meetup with Jesus" (Our site we use for our calendar and online group is through meetup.com, so we call our activities meetups) We chose to do this to expose our children and teach them about Adoration and learn how to spend time with Jesus. We do it every week and make it fun for them, we close our Adoration hour by singing the "Hail Mary". It's amazing how much a toddlers even enjoy it and look forward to the time with Jesus. My three year old always tells her daddy that we are going to see Jesus at his house & mama Mary. She knows at three that Jesus & Mary Love her. Each week we follow up our Adoration Hour with Lunch & Playing at the Park. Our kids are getting into the routine. We believe it's a great way to teach them to make a Holy Hour and a wonderful way to learn to spend time with Jesus."

What an inspiration these mothers and families are! Perhaps others will want to follow in their footsteps and start their own groups.

Here are some precious photos of the families...

 



 
God bless you all! It's wonderful that you are raising your families with faith and love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. May God continue to bless you all abundantly as you set a vital example to your families and others, helping them to find their way to Heaven!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Review: Mother Teresa and Me: Ten Years of Friendship

Autographed copies available
at http://www.donnacooperoboyle.com/
To read about Bl. Mother Teresa on such a personal level inspires me to do all I can to see Christ in everyone I meet. This frail but feisty soul taught the entire world that God will work through us to touch others; we just have to let Him. In Mother Teresa and Me, Donna-Marie gives us a peek into their private ten-year friendship so that each of us, in our own way, can continue Bl. Mother Teresa's mission of responding to Jesus' words, "I thirst." Through this inspirational and loving tribute, we find that it is in giving away our love that we, in turn, love our God.


~Nancy Carabio Belanger, award-winning author of Olivia and the Little Way

Friday, September 17, 2010

Prints of Grace: A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers

Prints of Grace: A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers: " If I only knew Catholic wife, author, and mother of five Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle from reading her books, I would have been looking f..."