Thanks to Bob, a boy's first haircut is special
The Christian Science Monitor
10/17/2007, by Christopher Harder
(The Christian Science Monitor) -- Two hundred and fifty miles is a long way to go for a haircut. But there we were, driving five hours in a car loaded with toys, baby food, and diapers so my 17-month-old son, Nicholas, could get his first trim. We drove through four states, from New Jersey to ...
Can you think of more ways to help the environment?
The Christian Science Monitor
10/15/2007, by Jessica Worful
Global warming is all about energy. The sun's energy illuminates the world, and the unique combination of gases in Earth's atmosphere holds in just the right amount of the sun's warmth to help life thrive. But in the past 200 years or so, humans have changed the amount of certain gases in the air, ...
All the stories my wardrobe could tell
The Christian Science Monitor
10/15/2007, by Miriam C. Daum
When I turned 12, my aunt, the family scribe, gave me a small diary with a red cover. "Write about the things that fill your day," she said. "Write about what you think and how you feel. Then later on, you can read it and remember how things were."
I wrote in the little diary, sometimes, ...
General Sherman: the Incredible Hulk of trees
The Christian Science Monitor
10/10/2007, by Margaret Steen
CALIFORNIA (The Christian Science Monitor) – For kids: The giant sequoia tree known as General Sherman may be the largest living organism on earth. The largest tree in the world is as tall as a 27-story building. It has a branch that is thicker than an average person is tall (6 feet, 9-1/2 inches). ...
Hair raising – Catholic students clipped to help those with cancer
Arkansas Catholic
5/16/2007, by Tara Little
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) - Anxiously sitting in a salon chair, high school freshman Felicia Jones prepared herself as stylist Christian Gwatney pulled her hair into a ponytail. Jones’ mom, Christy, and schoolmate, Morgan Suski, were nearby to offer their support, but they seemed more ...
Mothering a large family requires a generous, joyful heart, say moms
Catholic News Service
5/16/2007, by Theresa Laurence
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – The Gould family's spacious two-story brick home, located on a cul-de-sac near Nashville's Warner Park, looks like hundreds of other nearby suburban houses, well-maintained, with a neatly trimmed lawn and playground equipment in the backyard. But something about this ...
For 103rd birthday, woman asks for presents for her parish church
The Catholic Review
5/16/2007, by Chaz Muth
LIBERTYTOWN, Md. (The Catholic Review) – Before Anne Morrissey celebrated her 103rd birthday May 13, she said she didn't want presents from family, friends and well-wishers, but rather to take the money they would have spent on gifts and donate it to the restoration fund to her beloved parish of 71 ...
100 Mother’s Day gift ideas
Catholic Online
5/11/2007, by Mary Carty
(Catholic Online) – All mothers have one thing in common: they have given the invaluable gift of life. Then after giving birth, most moms then go on to act as parent, guide, role model, chef, chauffeur, confidant, homework monitor, banker, advisor, special events planner… and the list goes on.
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Asian catechism teachers seek 'fun' ways to hold Catholic children's interest
UCANews
5/8/2007
MANDALAY, Myanmar (UCAN) – Catholic children in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, are pulled or pushed in several directions. As major seminarian Paul Thet Khaine puts it, their parents and teachers badger them to achieve high grades in school, seen as passports to good jobs and better ...
Our Sunday Visitor: Society sells sex – Can youths be taught not to buy into sexualization?
Our Sunday Visitor
5/2/2007, by Mary DeTurris Poust
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Our Sunday Visitor) – We’ve all heard the advertising adage: “Sex sells.” But nowadays that strategy is being taken to new lows as marketing gurus target young girls – some as young as preschool – with overly sexualized clothing, toys, music and more. Sex is society’s central ...
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