Rachel Zamarron works for EWTN in Customer Service and Admin. Support for the National Catholic Register. Rachel grew up in a large Catholic family that made her who she is today. She is passionate about her Catholic Faith, working with youth, and cowgirl boots. Recently married to her sweetheart Sam, the two of them are enjoying the adventures of life hand-in-hand.
We all do it- use Facebook as a way to communicate our political and religious viewpoint. After all, isn’t that the whole purpose of Facebook… Well, a few days ago a seminarian friend of mine posted this quote from St. Josemaria Escriva on his Facebook: “If you have time on your hands, think again a little. It’s [...]
Easter kind of snuck up on me this year. Lent seemed to be the appropriate mood for my family, as we dealt with the loss of our beloved Grandpa. My heart was not feeling the joy of Easter as I sat in church listening to the familiar Easter Exultet (or Pascal Proclamation). Yet, the words [...]
It must be March. The time of year when the weather changes from spring to winter and back again in a matter of hours – time to prepare for Easter with a new dedication to our Lenten sacrifices, and try not to dread the time change. Best of all it is time to get back [...]
It all began on an average day at work. Morning schedule and then mass. I am blessed to work at a place where mass is available to the employees daily. Today was different though. In the back of the chapel was a young man I had never seen before praying. At first I thought he [...]
In the final weeks leading up to our wedding, my fiance and I are working on the last details of our wedding mass. We will be getting married in a lovely old German Catholic Church, which is a testament to our parish of the beautiful job our Pastor and his staff do of blending the old and the new. In the [...]
From the Merriam-Webster dictionary: in truth – certainly or: truly, confidently. This is the meaning of the word verily. A name which now graces the front of a new magazine for women. Lauched in the spring of 2012, by a group of young women, this magazine seeks to engage women in a real conversation about [...]
Life has a way of coming up and tossing you the unexpected, and I encountered a new twist in life just recently when I got engaged. You see, for years I had prayed, dreamed and waited for that special someone to come into my life. I surrounded myself with like-minded girlfriends and my beloved sisters. [...]
Let me start by saying… I love to shop. It is a weakness of mine that can put a worried look on the face of my sweet fiance if I am not careful. So a few days ago when I heard that one of my favorite places to shop was departing from my values my first [...]
Last week The Daily Caller broke the news feature about the Labor Department attempting to ban farm chores. When I alerted my dad who is a life-long farmer about the new rule, he was speechless. As he scanned the news article his first comment was “This is a joke, right” To someone who has lived his life defined [...]
As a perpetual chatterbox I approach the mysteries of Holy Week with mixed emotions. The stark, somber tones of the liturgies are in direct contrast with my personality, so every year it is a struggle to focus. It is almost as if Holy Week was custom-made to test one’s new-found will that has been building [...]
” If only we had another Ronald Reagan. ” The words floated out of my friends mouth and hung in mid-air. It is a tendency we all have- to see the past as better, but as I listened to him extol the greatness of Reagan I couldn’t help but think it a bit naive. We are [...]
The Dec. 15th article on the veil fueled some great discussions in Catholic blogging circles. Father Dwight Longenecker did this follow up post and Deacon Greg at Catholic Online mentioned it as well. I thought it would be good to go back and touch on a few points. First I am going to give you [...]
There is a long standing beautiful tradition in the Catholic Church for women to cover their heads while at mass. I realize that writing on this topic is not going to be popular with the majority of people. It is a widely misunderstood practice, and you will always find various opinions in regard to it. [...]
Over the next few days the vast majority of Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving Day with a special meal and family time. It is always a reminder to step back and reflect on the countless way we have been blessed. Some years it can be a little more difficult to find things we are thankful for, [...]
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. I think one of the things that has surprised me most about life is who the real heroes are. The little old couple that has been together for 60 years, the faithful priests who end their lives largely forgotten. When we are young our walls are strewn with [...]
Mommy blogs and how popular they have become, is the topic of conversation these past few days. Julie wrote a wonderful piece last week about them and Jen Fulwiler over at NCRegister.com wrote another one just yesterday. I have noticed a common thread amongst some of the commentators though. These young women feel left out and [...]
This fall there have actual been a few movies out there that are more than “just ok” These movies make you laugh, cry, and walk away wanting to be a better person.(Courageous, Mighty Macs, to name a few), but this past weekend I was introduced to the movie October Baby. “October Baby” tells the story [...]
Lucky me just got back from a weekend trip that took me to the sunny and swampy city of New Orleans. It was a quick trip away from my normal schedule and a chance to visit friends. Something I will never pass up. The best part of the trip was the fact that I was [...]
Relationships…. Or maybe I should say ‘people.’ No, that is not right either… What I wanted to talk about is our relationship with people. Man is naturally a social creature, but how we interact with the individuals who daily cross our paths can have a profound effect on who we are as a person. When [...]
So when is the last time you heard someone talk about the virtues? Honestly, we spend so much time defending our faith, and morals that often it seems like there is no time to actually grow in our faith and the daily exercising of our values. Yes you can certainly grow in the virtues through [...]
Is smoking cigarettes a moral issue? If one were to rate moral problems of the day would smoking cigarettes even end up on the list? I ask these questions, because if we listen to mainstream culture it is the one issue that they are more than willing to warn kids of the danger of How [...]
I have always thought that Hollywood is missing a chance to make millions. They just simple need to film the life of a large family, embellish the facts and you would have side splitting comedy. It gets even better when you add ‘Catholic’ and ‘Homeschooled’ and ‘Grew up on a Ranch’ to the mix. Although [...]
The Summer is winding to a close and the weather has a hint of Fall. Time for those activities that we all love - county fairs, college football, Oktoberfest, playing in the leaves, sweaters and boots! In the midst of all of this it is important to remember one of the more challenging activities we encounter: [...]
Q. How do you pronounce “ignitum”? A. Well, you have some options. The Romans would have said ig-NEE-toom. In church, we’d say “in-YEE-toom.”
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