Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Lean your head on Mary's heart: Mary was necessary to God in the Incarnation of th...
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Mary was necessary to God in the Incarnation of th...: Some words to ponder on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord: It was through Mary that God the Father gave His Only-begotten to t...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Moved to a filial love of Mary...
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Moved to a filial love of Mary...: "Let the faithful remember that true devotion consists neither in sterile or transitory affection, nor in a certain vain credulity, but pro...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Through Mary's intercession...
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Through Mary's intercession...: "Mary is the mediatrix of grace...whatever graces we receive, they come to us through her intercession."~St. Alphonsus Liguori
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Friday, March 9, 2012
"After Miscarriage"
It's just lovely. Karen writes about miscarriage sharing her personal stories and other's stories about their experiences with miscarriage. She shares parts of her personal journal, offers inspiration, practical and endearing advice, as well as suggestions for commemorating the life of your miscarried child, and she ends her sweet book with a bunch of useful resources.
My endorsement is in the front of the book and my review is on Amazon:
Author Karen Edmisten has done it again! She knows precisely what is necessary to bring hope, healing, and inspiration to today's Catholic Moms. This lovely and sorely needed book will powerfully and tenderly touch your soul with abiding comfort and blessing. I highly recommend it for mothers who have miscarried, family members, priests, deacons, Religious, Catholic medical staff, and those in ministry.
Scattered throughout her book, Karen includes little sections called, "Did you Know?" Here's one:
Did You Know?
Making a list of healing moments--gifts, sympathy cards,phone calls,meaningful prayers, caring words, acts of kindness, shoulders to cry on--can help you recall God in this time of grief. Try to keep an ongoing list of people, events, and things for which you are grateful. Refer to it when you're feeling especially sad. (page 83)
From the Back Cover:
Offering solace and wisdom. Karen Edmisten shares her own thoughts and those of other women who have miscarried. Passages from Scripture and soothing words from other sources enrich these pages. A helpful resource section provides practical guidance for women seeking help after miscarriage.
I have a feeling that this book will bring much HOPE and HEALING to countless mothers an their families.
Karen's wit and warm words can be found at her blog: http://karenedmisten.blogspot.com/
Lean your head on Mary's heart: She mothered Jesus and really wants to mother us t...
Lean your head on Mary's heart: She mothered Jesus and really wants to mother us t...: "A faithful mother learns to call upon the Blessed Mother often. She mothered Jesus and really wants to mother us too! She was human like u...
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Mary works miracles!
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Mary works miracles!: "Several years ago I was in the hospital, recovering from a procedure following a miscarriage. I remember praying the rosary as I struggled ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: The charity of the Virgin
Lean your head on Mary's heart: The charity of the Virgin: "There is no one who prays that does not receive graces through the charity of the Virgin"~St. Bridget of Sweden
Friday, March 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: The power of Mary!
Lean your head on Mary's heart: The power of Mary!: "But the power of Mary over all the devils will especially shine forth in the latter times, when Satan will lay snares against her heel: th...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: We go to Jesus through Mary
Lean your head on Mary's heart: We go to Jesus through Mary: The more we honor the Blessed Virgin, the more we honor Jesus Christ, because we honor Mary only that we may the more perfectly honor Jesus,...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints | Catholic Homeschooling and Traditional Catholic: Lent Day One: Unplugged Living
Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints | Catholic Homeschooling and Traditional Catholic: Lent Day One: Unplugged Living: Lent Day One: Unplugged Living Our family is in the middle of packing for a big move across three states North of us so when I thought of...
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Our Mediatrix!
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Our Mediatrix!: Calling Mary a mediatrix might sound exotic and even daunting. But mediatrix simply means, according to the dictionary, a woman who is a med...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: "You can never love her enough."
Lean your head on Mary's heart: "You can never love her enough.": "Do not be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her enough. And Jesus will be very happy, because the Blessed Vi...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Saturday in honor of Mary: We all need a mother's ...
Lean your head on Mary's heart: Saturday in honor of Mary: We all need a mother's ...: "Even Jesus could not come, even Jesus could not be born, even Jesus could not grow without a mother's love. Who is our mother? When Jesus ...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: From Mary's hands to us.
Lean your head on Mary's heart: From Mary's hands to us.: Leo XIII says, "It may be affirmed that, according to God's will, nothing comes to us without going through Mary's hands. Just as no one can...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: A prayer from the Angel
Lean your head on Mary's heart: A prayer from the Angel: In his book, Fatima for Today , Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C. F. R. said, "The Body and Blood with which Jesus feeds us in the Most Blessed Sacra...
Monday, February 13, 2012
Lean your head on Mary's heart: First post: Lean your head on Mary's heart
Lean your head on Mary's heart: First post: Lean your head on Mary's heart: Just recently, a couple of days before the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, I told a friend who was traveling that if she was worried or couldn...
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers Review
Review from Karen Edmisten:
A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers (just like Donna-Marie's Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers) is another great "take along" book. Substantial, prayerful, but slim and handy to keep in your purse. You can always count on Donna-Marie when you need a Mom-Boost
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Thank you very much, Karen! May God bless you and yours!
This book (as is all of my others) is available at my website: www.donnacooperoboyle.com
A Catholic Woman's Book of Prayers (just like Donna-Marie's Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers) is another great "take along" book. Substantial, prayerful, but slim and handy to keep in your purse. You can always count on Donna-Marie when you need a Mom-Boost
Thank you very much, Karen! May God bless you and yours!
This book (as is all of my others) is available at my website: www.donnacooperoboyle.com
Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Embracing your motherhood!
Jennifer Send, a Catholic mother recently stated that she has been pondering something I said in my new book, Embracing Motherhood. She said she's been reading the book,
"and one thing that really got me thinking and I wanted to share was: She asked:
Where would you be now if you weren't mothering your child or children? What other choices might you have made if you weren't compelled to remain on the straight and narrow road to Heaven because of the children in your life? It's very possible that you could have veered off the path because of poor or selfish choices. Being a parent prods us to be selfless and focused on the welfare of our children. I believe that our hearts grow with each child. Each child teaches us to love more, if that could be possible. God has it all figured out![from Embracing Motherhood]
Further, Jennifer said,
"This is something I think about frequently and wonder what my life would be without children. I know I would probably be more materialistic and not as strong in my faith. Going through different trials with the children or with a pregnancy has helped my husband and I grow in our faith and strengthen our bond in marriage. I often wonder why God chose us to have a large family, but I know He knows what's best and what will ultimately lead us to Eternal Life with Him. It's something the 'world' doesn't understand, but those with eyes of faith see the beauty of accepting children lovingly from God. We must surround ourselves with like-minded people, who will support us in our openness to life and help us on our journey to Heaven!"
So, dear reader, what are your thoughts about this? Do you ever wonder where you might be if you weren't mothering your children? Please share your thoughts in the comments. I hope I hear from you. :)
God bless!
Donna-Marie
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Daily Donna-Marie: A Dose of Inspiration: Article in Publisher's Weekly
Daily Donna-Marie: A Dose of Inspiration: Article in Publisher's Weekly: Publisher's Weekly includes my Lenten book in it's article: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/religion/article/50336-boo...
Friday, January 20, 2012
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Embracing Motherhood!
Amazon says my book Embracing Motherhood is in stock and ready for delivery!
Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Motherhood-Donna-Marie-Cooper-OBoyle/dp/086716994X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_10
http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Motherhood-Donna-Marie-Cooper-OBoyle/dp/086716994X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_10
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Soon to be released!
From the publisher's website:
"How many mothers actually embrace their vocation? I wonder. How many revel in it all and recognize their role as an actual vocation?"—from the introduction
Celebrating her great love for the family as a "domestic church," Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle leads the reader to a deeper appreciation of the role that motherhood plays in the sanctuary of vibrant family life. Her observations and advice are grounded in personal experience and informed by a profound understanding of the Church's teachings on the feminine genius and the importance of the Christian family in the modern world
Celebrating her great love for the family as a "domestic church," Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle leads the reader to a deeper appreciation of the role that motherhood plays in the sanctuary of vibrant family life. Her observations and advice are grounded in personal experience and informed by a profound understanding of the Church's teachings on the feminine genius and the importance of the Christian family in the modern world
Friday, December 16, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
New Book Trailer: Embracing Motherhood!
The publisher has updated the book trailer which you can see here...
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Embracing your motherhood!
Coming soon! I will be posting some beautiful sentiments from mothers about why they embrace their motherhood! You too can express your sentiments in the comment box below and be entered into a drawing to win a copy of my upcoming book, Embracing Motherhood! Hurry though, contest ends soon!
God bless you as you journey through Advent!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
New and Exciting!
Donna-Marie's NEW BOOK: ENDORSED BY ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY DOLAN!
Coming soon! To be released in January 2012 but can be pre-ordered now!
An audio version will be available too!
Book Description
Popular author Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle is back, this time with a book that addresses the vocation of motherhood, with all its joys and challenges. Using personal recollections, stories, Scripture, papal writings, and quotes from the saints, Donna-Marie encourages women to fully embrace their calling as mothers. The book takes an honest look at family planning, raising sons and daughters in our media age, overcoming perfectionism, single parenting, and dealing with the tough issues today's families face.
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