About Mary Hasson

Mary Hasson writes from the Washington, D.C. area where she and her husband Seamus are the parents of seven children, ages 25-9. Mary is a columnist for the Catholic News Agency and the co-author, with Kimberly Hahn, of Catholic Education Homeward Bound. Mary blogs at wordsfromcana.wordpress.com.

Latest Posts by Mary Hasson

Annie, the Smiling Evangelist

She’s fearless. She’s charismatic. She’s radiant. A modern evangelist, Annie basks in Christ’s love and shares it with a simple, winsome touch. …

Lt. Nick Vogt and the Power of Faith

Nick Vogt’s alive. And that’s a miracle. It’s a dramatic story of heart-stopping injuries and inexplicable survival—and a simultaneous testimony of tenacious …

Reaching Teens: The Priest Who Roared

It’s hard to impress a sixteen-year-old boy. And it’s even harder to impress a sixteen-year-old boy with a Sunday homily. But on …

Premarital sex? A losing proposition

It’s complicated. More than a Facebook relationship status, “it’s complicated” sums up the ambiguity, fluidity, and contradictions experienced by “emerging adults” in …

Music Messages: Destroying a Generation

Have you checked your kid’s iPod lately? It’s worth doing. Today’s top artists (to use the term loosely) are a disturbing lot. …

Sudden Death. Life Perfectly Timed.

Sudden death. The loss of a beloved friend, without warning, rips a gaping hole in the memory-rich fabric of life. Mary Murphy …

The Facebook Generation: Narcissism, Sexting, and the Decline of Empathy

Two recent stories suggest that a disturbing practice has found acceptance among teens and young adults: broadcasting the sexual misbehavior of their …

Should You Feed Grandpa? Depends on Your Worldview.

My friend, Marci, drives a basketball carpool every week, carting her teen-age son and his teammates to practices and games. So she …

Girl Wrestlers: Boundaries, Faith, and False Equality

In high school, I ran cross-country—the only girl on the boys’ cross-country team. Running made me happy and I was good it. …

Kids: A Failing Grade on Morals?

Many of today’s kids seem to be flunking the daily moral tests of life. James, a teacher-friend of mine, lamented recently how …

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The Good Marriage: One Simple Secret

Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome Mary Hasson to our CatholicMom.com family of contributors.  Mary will join us twice a month to share …

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