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| Erin Arlinghaus |
| Guestblogger Erin Arlinghaus is the host of Bearing Blog. Trained as an engineer, she is now a homeschooling mother of three young children. |
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| Gina Cassidy |
| Gina Cassidy is a clinical associate of the Pastoral Solutions Institute. She received her Master's degree in clinical social work from the University of Illinois and has over 20 years of clinical experience. She has worked extensively with children and families as well as individuals with affective disorders. Gina is certified in biofeedback and she and her husband have been active both as NFP promoters and attachment parenting advocates for many years. |
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| Gregory Popcak |
| Dr. Gregory K. Popcak (pronounced POP-chak) is a nationally recognized psychotherapist, speaker, and author of seven books integrating the Catholic faith with practical advice for couples, families, and individuals. As founder and director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, he provides a nationwide telephone counseling service to help Christians apply their faith to tough marriage, family, and personal problems.
Dr. Popcak is the host of the nationally syndicated Catholic family magazine show Heart, Mind & Strength, featuring regular guest segments and call-ins. He has also appeared with his wife in their EWTN series For Better...FOREVER! and solo in the EWTN production God Help Me! |
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| Ian Butler |
| Ian Butler is an associate counselor with the Pastoral Solutions Insitute. He has a Master's degree in Counseling from Franciscan University and a Master's degree in Theological Studies (Pastoral Theology) from Ave Maria University. |
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| Kevin Miller |
| Kevin E. Miller is Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He has a B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology, a M.A. in political science, and is a Ph.D. candidate in theology at Marquette University. He specializes in social, medical, and sexual ethics – his dissertation is an analysis of John Paul II’s teaching on capital punishment in light of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and Henri Cardinal de Lubac – and he also teaches and has written on Scripture. He is a member of the Board of Directors of University Faculty for Life, and has published in its annual proceedings, Life and Learning, as well as in Communio, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, and elsewhere. When not teaching or writing or giving frequent lectures to various groups and taking part in conferences and seminars, or reading voraciously, he enjoys both kinds of music – country AND western (well, okay, and classical, too, and German) – and cooking, quality beer, the outdoors, and the Green Bay Packers.
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| Lisa Popcak |
| Lisa Popcak is the co-author of Parenting with Grace and the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio broadcast, Heart, Mind & Strength.
A teacher by training, she currently practices her craft as a homeschooling mother of two. She is the wife and much better half of HMS Blog Captain Gregory Popcak. She does her best to keep him in line, but don't blame her. There's only so much one woman can do. |
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| Michael Jarecki |
| Michael Jarecki is an associate counselor with the Pastoral Solutions Insitute. He has undergraduate degrees in theology and psychology as well as a Master's degree in Counseling from Franciscan University. |
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| Pamela H. Pilch |
| Pamela H. Pilch, J.D., LCCE, is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, diocesan NFP instructor, and the "stay-at-homeschooling" mom of three young sons. Married to her husband, John, for sixteen years, Pam is a retired attorney (UVa. Law, '93) who continues to indulge her dual interests in law and mothering in a variety of ways. Pam has led statewide legislative efforts on behalf of at-home parents and, during her six-years' service as a La Leche League Leader, specialized in legal issues related to breastfeeding as a member of LLL of Michigan's Professional Liaison Department. An adult convert to the Catholic faith, Pam recently founded the Catholic Nursing Mothers League (http://www.catholicbreastfeeding.org). She is also involved in work promoting healthy birth experiences and the Midwives Model of Care (TM), through her affiliation with Lamaze International and the Friends of Michigan Midwives.
Earlier in life, Pam was an outspoken "pro-choice", anti-child, "radical" feminist, who thought only of career, career, career. The discovery of NFP and "mothering through breastfeeding" knocked her off her horse on the proverbial road to Damascus, and she now spends a lot of time eating crow over all the things she "always" said she would NEVER do - like have kids, breastfeed those kids, sleep with those kids...and have kids that cry on airplanes. Through the discovery of Mulieris Dignitatem and other writings of this kind, Pam has been blessed to have discovered a new way of "being feminist." |
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| Rachel Watkins |
| Rachel Watkins is the homeschooling mother of ten, a freelance writer and creator of The Little Flower Girl's Clubs(www.eccehomopress.com). She served on the board of the National Association of Catholic Home Educators (NACHE)for over twelve years. Rachel and her husband, Matt, are weekly contributors to the Heart Mind and Strength Radio broadcast (Every Fri 12:00pm eastern) In their segment, "Life in the Big House," they explore the joys and struggles of living large(large family, that is). Whatever the size of your family, Rachel and Matt's insights can help you live a more joyful, sane, and faithful life. |
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| Robert Gotcher |
| Dr. Robert F. Gotcher is Associate Professor of Systematic Studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Kathy, are raising their seven children in Franklin, Wisconsin. Dr. Gotcher graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 with a B.A. in the Program of Liberal Studies. He received his M.A. in Theology of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul in 1991 and his Ph.D. from Marquette University in 2002. In his adult life he has done everything from volunteering with the poor in Appalachia, to religious education and youth ministry, to desktop publishing and computer related responsibilities at a law firm. He teaches introduction to theology, mystery of God, theological anthropology, life principles and human sexuality to seminarians at Sacred Heart and has given presentations on Vatican II, the encyclicals of the pope, social justice and the theology of the body. His publications focus on family issues, lay spirituality and issues related to the Second Vatican Council. He is involved in the secular Franciscan order, home schooling, and pro-life activities in the Milwaukee area and nationally.
Dr. Gotcher also blogs at Classic Catholic and Love2Learn blog |
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