About Colleen Duggan

Colleen Duggan, wife and mother of 5 children, is a freelance writer for various online Catholic publications. You can find her on the web at Meditations of A Stay At Home Mom, where she pontificates about important things like potty training and sippy cups.

Latest Posts by Colleen Duggan

Martha or Mary? On Choosing the Better Part

Last year, in preparation for Easter Sunday, I spent one entire morning making lists: the menu, the shopping list, the clothing list, …

Advanced Forms Of Torture: A Tale of Sibling Aggravation

I forgot Camille, my two-year old, had migrated into our room in the middle of the night so I accidentally awoke her …

Lessons On Mother Mary: What My Child has Taught Me about the Blessed Mother

On the day God gave out personalities, He made sure to give my 5-year-old, Mary Bernadette, a big, beautiful one.  She is …

Loving Your Neighbor As Yourself

When my husband, John, and I were first married, we bought a starter home in a cute little neighborhood where all the …

Where’s My Applause?

In August, I volunteered to teach sixth graders for our parish religious education program.  I was encouraged to do something apostolic by …

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On Accepting Help

To quote Betty Duffy, “I had a booger of a sin to confess.”   I decided last night I couldn’t put it off …

Mary’s Example

Last week was a bad-parenting week.  I yelled at the kids. A lot. It seems like everywhere I turned, someone was touching …

Holy Water and Humble Pie: How Visits to the Convent Help Me

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Catholic Digest. We thank them for their kind permission to reprint Colleen’s article and encourage …

A God of Second Chances

“Hey kids, do you know what happened here,” my dad yelled to surly children slouched in the backseat of his car.   As …

Book Review: ZooBorns by Andrew Bleiman and Chris Eastland

My oldest son, Patrick, is a fact lover.  He devours with great fervor any informative books on space, sea, and animals.  I …

Almost As Good As Bobby Flay by Colleen Duggan

When my husband, John, and I were first married, his Mom and Dad sent us a bit of money for his birthday.   …

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