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Wellness
How to get a good night’s sleep
Use these handy tips to catch some superior shut-eye
Clear Out Clutter
For Ann Marie McManus, home organization was not an innate ability. Shooting from the hip with cleaning and tidying worked okay when she had two children, but when her third baby came along, something had to give. “We moved from a…
Walk This Way
Each Saturday morning Veronica Cogwin and Lisa Green lace up their tennis shoes and sneak out of their homes while the rest of the world sleeps. They get up before dawn and join a group of fellow women with two goals in mind: We will…
Do Less This Advent Season
In an age of multitasking, many of us are trying to do more and be more—whether as spouses, parents, friends, volunteers, or co-workers. We’re overworked, overwhelmed, and over-leveraged. We might fool ourselves into thinking that if we…
Confession
For those of us who want to become saints, the Church tells us to “frequent the sacraments.” What does this really mean, though? There are, after all, seven. Should we become regular “wedding crashers”? No. “Frequent the…
When panic attacks
Sometimes we really have nothing to fear but fear itself — but it scares us silly anyway
What’s stopping you?
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…
Savoring the simplicity of Lent
by Jeff Young For me, one of the most beautiful aspects of being Catholic is celebrating the liturgical seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. There’s something so simple, so … human about this. The seasons ground us…
Building endurance in our Christian lives
by Kaiser Johnson The fundamentals of fitness with endurance has, in my experience, aided me more in integration of body and soul than any other type of training. I should probably do it more often. So what is this fitness fundamental — and…
Healthy New Year
As someone who has been overweight, underweight, and is now at a healthy, happy place in my life, here are my own top five tips for achieving your health goals: 1. Learn how to eat mindfully. Eat like a young child. Children eat far more…