"We used to talk on the phone ALL the time." This is my favorite quote from the WhatsUpMoms "Friends Without Kids" video. I stopped talking on the phone once unlimited texting was made available. Actual talking on the phone means that others can hear...
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“Falling Moon”: A Beautiful Short Animation about the Decision to Be a Mother
Torn. The feeling of contradiction within yourself. This video shows the possibilities between two different choices that this mother can make. A young single mother struggling between abandoning her baby child or not is faced with an intensely difficult decision. As...
10 Saints Who Were Mothers
In our modern world, it is essential to have role models of women who exhibit virtues and willingly embrace the joys and challenges of motherhood. We are fortunate that our Church has many Saints who were also mothers and can inspire us to live out our vocation with...
A Face Only A Child Knows How To Love – Reflection On The True Beauty Of Mothers
Pandora recently released this very touching commercial that pulls at the heart of every mother. Watching it brings up a swell of emotions as the blindfolded children are able to identify their own mother by touching her, smelling her and embracing her. It resonates...
How Do We Communicate The Joy Of Family Life To The World?
This video put out by What's Up Moms is a hilarious parody on Taylor Swift's popular song Blank Space. What's Up Moms accurately portray the life of a mom of young children and the desperate need for caffeine when you have a house full of young children. ...
I Don’t Want to Have Kids. Is that Wrong?
This video, part of a series geared toward young women entitled “Ask Cristen: Stuff Mom Never Told You,” brings to light a topic that seems to be growing as of the last few years, and as it grows it seems to bring with it an increasing number of question marks about...
“From 1994” Is A Reminder That Both Motherhood And Boyhood Are Sacred
We live in a moment in time when both – motherhood and boyhood – are not only the subject of societal confusion, but – worse – actually under attack. On Motherhood: Although the Church is vilified in the world for “waging a war on women,” the truth is that the most...
Behind Every Great Accomplishment, There Is A Great Mother
"Thank you, Mom. Pick Them Back Up" is a commercial that reminds us that courage and decisiveness aren't self-made attitudes. Behind the scenes of the greatest of athletes were the greatest of moms. The scenes are appealing - they make us smile, laugh, and sympathize...