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Food, Faith and Family – Welcome to Felix at Fifty!

“I’m Felix Whelan, and this is Felix at Fifty…” (theme music swells…) In my mind, that’s what I’m hearing as I craft this flagship post for the Felix at Fifty blog. From the first spark of inspiration...

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Recipes, Reviews and Freebies – Three Great Reasons to Subscribe to Felix at...

My all time favorite play is Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize winning Our Town, a  moving small town drama set in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire. In one memorable scene, young George Gibbs is...

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Midnight Clear: Real Grace for Real People – a Movies Worth 90 Minutes of...

Let me start by saying that Midnight Clear is not a film young kids are going to have any interest in. No Santa, no elves, no reindeer or talking animals (thank goodness). It’s a somewhat “dark” film...

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What Jesus Wants for Christmas

I’m participating in the Keeping Christ in Christmas Blog Carnival, hosted by Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints, Truly Rich Mom and Arma Dei: Equipping Catholic Families. We’ll be sharing...

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When Christmas Was Banned in Massachusetts

Here’s a snippet from a profound article by Kevin Seamus Hasson, from the 12/20 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Read the full article here. When Christmas Was Banned in Massachusetts … here we...

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When I Woke Up This Morning, It Was 1975 – A Culinary Christmas Miracle

I have confessed in these pages that I am, at best, a journeyman in the kitchen. Carol Ann is the gourmet vegetarian chef of the family, having once owned her own restaurant and everything. But last...

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Kindness key to happiness and acceptance for children

Reposted from ScienceCodex.com. Children who make an effort to perform acts of kindness are happier and experience greater acceptance from their peers, suggests new research from the University of...

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Happy Birthday, Carol Ann!

Just a note to let everyone know I’ll be off-line for a few days… My beautiful, much-beloved wife, Carol Ann, turns 50 on Valentine’s Day! I’m whisking her away for a few days to a secluded cabin in...

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What God has Joined Together – Divorce, Annulment, and the Miracle of Marriage

In the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 19, vs. 3-6, we find this exchange: Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” And He...

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Winter Wonderland!

Six to eight inches of snow on the ground, school closed, and a teenager with a camera… A perfect recipe for a Winter Wonderland photo gallery! Here ’tis! Go Kate!

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School-Based Kitchen Gardens Are Getting an A+: New Study Highlights Benefits...

Reposted from Science Daily Grow it, try it, and you just might like it is a motto many schools are embracing to encourage children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Through community-based kitchen...

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Going on Vacation! See You All Thursday!

By Felix Whelan Just a quick post to let everybody know that Carol Ann and I are returning to beautiful Eureka Springs. Arkansas, vegetarian Mecca of the Midwest, for four days and three nights, and...

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In the Beginning, God Created… How Eureka Springs, Arkansas Changed My Life

By Felix Whelan I spent the first week of June vacationing with my family in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a tiny mountain village with barely 2,000 residents… And I return to this blog a changed man....

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A Vegan Father’s Day Letter to an Omnivore Dad

By Tommy Dean, reposted from VegNews.com Want to give your father a great gift on his special holiday? Tell him why he should go vegan. Dear Dad, From the dirty diaper days to my hyperactive childhood...

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Nine Classics by G. K. Chesterton FREE for your Kindle

Back in February, I posted a rant against politically correct “self-esteem” training in my kids’ school, riffing off Chesterton’s classic of Catholic apologetics, Orthodoxy.  That post was titled G....

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Planting a Mary Garden

Creating a Mary Garden is a fun, traditional Catholic approach to creating scared space at home. Carol Ann is hard at work crafting her personal contemplative garden as we speak! Here’s a great...

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