Welcome to the website for MYC! We are a group of mothers with young children at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Raleigh, NC. For information about our mission, activities, and favorite resources for mothers, check out our pages listed on the bottom right. Thanks for visiting!

Favorite Resources

These are a few of our favorite things... related to motherhood.

Marriage & Family Resources

The Couple to Couple League - offers resources about Natural Family Planning (NFP), including a list of classes in your area.

What We Believe - Love and Sexuality - a link to the USCCB page dedicated to information and Q&A about the Church's teaching on Love, Sexuality, Contraception, etc.

Humanae Vitae - link to Pope Paul VI's Encyclical on the Regulation of Birth

Movie/Book Review Sites

http://catholicnews.com/movies.htm - Free reviews that are more detailed in their ratings/content

 www.screenit.com - This is a pay-service

www.kidsinmind.com
 
Lenten / Easter Resources
40 Ideas for 40 Days of Lent - printable Lenten games/activities/resources for children & adults

Easter PreSchool and Tot Packs - free printables helping little ones with letters, tracing, sorting, etc.

Frequent Confession by S. Ferigle - Free Download
http://www.scepterpublishers.org/product/index.php?FULL=651

Making the Most of Confession by Rev F. Luna - Free Download - contains many questions you can use to examine your conscience / prepare for confession starting on page 8
http://www.scepterpublishers.org/product/index.php?FULL=309

Favorite Books

The Mission of Motherhood, Sally Clarkson
The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers, Meg Meeker 
Smart Martha's Catholic Guide for Busy Moms, Tami Kiser
Small Steps for Catholic Moms, Bean and Foss
Stay Home, Stay Happy, Rachel Campos-Duffy
Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers, Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle
A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms, Lisa Hendy

Favorite Websites