Take back your life!

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Maureen has one nerve left and her kids are getting on it. Fried from a week of busing the kids from one soccer game to the next, volunteering at her kids’ school, trying to keep up with the house and the errands, and managing a part-tim...

Victory shawl pattern

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photos and shawl pattern courtesy of The Crocheted Prayer Shawl Companion

Victory Shawl

Are vaccines safe?

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

There’s a lot of information available on vaccines, not all of it reliable. Here, pediatricians set the record straight:

I’ve heard that vaccines are not needed because the diseases...

What’s stopping you?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Regular physical activity may help prevent or delay the onset of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. It also may also increase your energy and boost your mood. But many people don’t know...

How simplifying saved our family

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Joe and Cindy Pfender had it made. They owned a beautiful, brand new 2,200-square-foot home set on one-half acre outside of Houston. Their home was located in a lovely neighborhood brimming with Southern hospitality and seven community pools for t...

Healthy bones for Life

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Lights twinkled overhead and the smell of popcorn filled the air as Gail, 42, laced her skates and glided onto the ice. Today she’d put away her “to do” list of post-Christmas activities in order to savor some ice-ska...

How to get a good night's sleep

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

According to sleep experts, I’m doing everything wrong. I don’t have a regular bedtime and often stay up way too late. There’s always one more TV show to watch, one more e-mail to send. By the time I finally crawl und...

“I’m too embarrassed to talk to my doctor”

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The realization hit Natalie like a ton of bricks. Her mother, Joann, had literally died of embarrassment! Joann had noticed blood in her stool almost a year before she was diagnosed with colon cancer. At first she told herself it must have been th...

Have a heart-healthy holiday!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As we approach the final weeks of the year with family gatherings, office parties, and New Year’s celebrations, we can still enjoy ourselves while practicing a healthy lifestyle. Here are 10 tips that show you how:

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Dear June, How can I stop office gossip?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Dear June,

I recently began a new administrative job. The people are very nice, but there is an undercurrent of competition and rumor in the office — some is relevant, but some is mere gossip. As director...

Is your parent overmedicated?

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:00 GMT

About a year ago, my mother told my father there was a movie she really wanted to see and suggested they catch it that evening. Great idea — except that, as my dad gently reminded her, they had just seen it.

Thoug...

Dear June, What should I do about my restless son?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Dear June,

I read all your advice and opinions in the Catholic Digest. I strongly agree with most of them and now I wonder if you can help me with my very serious problem.

My 41-year-old son ...

Dear June, What should I do about my nosy neighbor?

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Dear June,

I am a private person with a very “curious” (nosy) neighbor. Without fail, whenever I have a service or repair truck in my driveway, she questions me as to what work I had done. How d...

When panic attacks

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I overheard a conversation as a kid about a friend of the family who’d given up driving for fear of bridges. Even as a passenger this otherwise normal, sane, professional woman would crawl onto the floor of the car and hide her eyes unti...

Dear June, My son won’t talk to me

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Dear June

I am an 84-year-old woman with six children and five grandchildren. One son died five years ago under suspicious conditions (his car was stolen and a check forged), although the cause of death was never d...

Dear June, Thanksgiving Plans

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

My son wants me to come to his home for Thanksgiving (a seven-hour drive), but I prefer to spend it with a widow friend like myself. When I asked if I could invite this friend, my son said no. I do not want to drive alone for seven hours...

Dear June, My daughter is angry at me!

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

I am very worried about my adult daughter, who seems bitter and depressed. She was successful in high school with good grades and award-winning athletics, but did not get into the college of her choice and reluctantly attended a state ca...

Dear June, At 87, how should I plan for the future?

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT

I am an 87-year-old widow. I live alone, drive my car on local streets, and I am active with many volunteer groups and special-interest women’s clubs. Community is very important to me, and I have many friends. I love my life a...

Dear June, My husband is abusive, and I'm losing my faith

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

I am losing my faith, feeling lost in my life of nonsense. I want to go forward, but I am always going back. Love for and from my husband has turned to suffering and destruction. I am looking, right now, at the broken mirror on the close...

20 ways to get more from the Mass

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Susan pulled into the church parking lot on Sunday morning, early as usual. The children had just finished their morning Rosary. During Mass, the choir was perfectly on key and the priest’s sermon seemed tailored to Susan’s lif...

Dear June, How can I help my son's troubled wife?

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

My husband and I believe our son is being verbally and emotionally abused by his wife of four years. They have two young children. It is very painful to hear the way she speaks to him and what she says, which she does no matter who is ne...

Dear June, Taking care of my mother is wearing me out!

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

I am a 55-year-old widow, caring for my 85-year-old mother. When my father died, I invited, indeed urged, my mother to move into my home given her increasing physical, financial, and social dependencies. She refused to leave her home and...

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Take back your life!

Victory shawl pattern

Are vaccines safe?

What’s stopping you?

How simplifying saved our family

Healthy bones for Life

How to get a good night's sleep

“I’m too embarrassed to talk to my doctor”

Have a heart-healthy holiday!

Dear June, How can I stop office gossip?

Is your parent overmedicated?

Dear June, What should I do about my restless son?

Dear June, What should I do about my nosy neighbor?

When panic attacks

Dear June, My son won’t talk to me

Dear June, Thanksgiving Plans

Dear June, My daughter is angry at me!

Dear June, At 87, how should I plan for the future?

Dear June, My husband is abusive, and I'm losing my faith

20 ways to get more from the Mass

Dear June, How can I help my son's troubled wife?

Dear June, Taking care of my mother is wearing me out!