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February 2014

February 27, 2014

At the Register: Reading Suggestions for Lent

Sixteen great books I've read or mean to read for Lent.

February 25, 2014

Advice for mom who is unexpectedly expecting?

A reader writes: Dear Simcha, do you have any reading material suggestions (in print or...

February 21, 2014

Book giveaway! A Little Book About Confession for Children

As promised: I'm giving away one copy of Kendra Tierney's A Little Book About Confession...

February 19, 2014

The Darwins’ Immediate Book Meme

From Darwin Catholic: There are plenty of memes that want to know all about your...

February 12, 2014

Is there a story in Sochi’s gay bar? Up to a point, Lord Copper . . .

Sochi's only gay bar is overrun by reporters, who won't let Russians just sit down...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

Ah’m a-splurgin’!

That's what I said in my best Yosemite Sam voice to my daughter, as I...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

At the Register: Advent for Adults

Advent and Christmas aren't meant to be only for children. Here are some ways adults...

December 09, 2013

Advent reading?

Most of my Facebook friends are Catholic, so I often see quotes about spiritual matters...

December 05, 2013

Ten Great Alphabet Books

I love, love, love alphabet books. There is something so satisfying about getting everything all...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

I KNEW I should have gone with The Sinner’s Guide to Amish Vampires in Space.

I was having lots of fun scrolling through this list of Worst Christian Book Covers...

November 22, 2013

Yep, it’s in print.

It's here! It's here! It's fina-lully here! The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning, THE...

November 14, 2013

My audiobook is now available for pre-order!

The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning read aloud by yours truly, from Audible.com. It...

November 11, 2013

He’s #1! *sob* He’s #1!!

Wellity, wellity, wellity. Look who's the number one bestseller in Catholicism (and a number of...

November 05, 2013

One of the great injustices of the 21st century . . .

is that my sister, Abby Tardiff, does not have a blog. We have to content...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Interviewed by Brandon Vogt!

Brandon Vogt has delivered approximately eleventy million tons of helpful advice about writing and marketing,...

October 29, 2013

Audiobook news!

When Audible.com was looking for a voice actor to read my book, The Sinner's Guide to...

October 21, 2013

SGNFP has the best prizes.

As I announced last week, I'm holding a contest as a little thank-you to folks...

October 18, 2013

About the cover art for SGNFP

My beloved cover was done by the immensely talented John Herreid, who is a graphic...

October 16, 2013

PRIZES FOR YOU!

First, I just want to thank you guys. My book has been selling really well,...

October 14, 2013

Mother of Nine Accidentally Launches NFP Bestseller; Needle Buried on Irony Meter

MARLBOROUGH -- Popular blogger Simcha Fisher’s first book, The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning, became...

October 11, 2013

Small Steps for Catholic Moms – blog tour and giveaway

Once upon a time, I could sit down and read for hours. I had the...

September 2013

September 23, 2013

Great little missal for kids

These booklets appeared in our pews a few weeks ago: I will admit, I saw...

September 20, 2013

Because my husband said I should . . .

Here is an excerpt from the chapter I'm contributing to a book about marriage: Children...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Free today on Amazon! Grimm’s Fairy Tales for Kindle

Get 'em while they're free.

July 2013

July 19, 2013

Summer read-aloud recommendations?

Our summer is turning out a little bit too much like this: My...

July 08, 2013

Ex-Gay? Is That Even a Thing? An Interview with Steve Gershom (part one)

On June 19, the ex-gay ministry Exodus International issued an apology for the harm it...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Drawing for free Catholic textbook!

In honor of the feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Catholic Textbook Project...

June 18, 2013

At the Register: How to Semi-Unplug

My kids are still not on vacation yet, can you believe it? But when they...

June 06, 2013

Now avalable: Encountering Christ: Homilies, Letters, and Addresses of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio

The book my sister, Devra Torres, helped translate and edit is now available from Scepter...

June 06, 2013

Theology of the Body reading recommendations?

A reader writes: I've got a Catholic friend who is sorely in need of some good...