Hallie Lord is a homeschooling mother of five young children who grew up in Northern California but now finds herself happily nestled in the Deep South.
She left her career in marketing to focus on her family, and is now a part-time freelance writer. After growing up in a secular environment, surrounded by the modern feminist movement, Hallie has a special passion for sharing the beauty of the Church's teaching on the vocation of marriage and authentic womanhood. Her style ranges from light, humorous pieces on romance or fashion, to more serious reflections on modern marriage or the value of modesty.
She has written for This Rock, Catholic Exchange, and Fathers for Good, and has been a guest on EWTN Radio's The Son Rise Morning Show. She is also a regular contributor to Faith & Family Live! and her blog, Betty Beguiles, draws thousands of readers from all over the world each month.
Hallie enjoys interacting with the lively community her blog attracts, and hopes her writing might be a source of inspiration to others.
Scientists have long believed that when people experience stress, a hormonal cascade is triggered compelling the body to do one of two things: (1) stand and fight or (2) flee. New research out of UCLA shows that – for women, at least – it may not be quite that simple. As it turns out, there [...]
If ever there was a romance that started off with a bang it was ours. It was love at first sight—the kind of love affair that many have trouble believing exists until they find themselves swept up in one of their own. We fell, rolled head over heels, and saw stars. It was cliché, yes, [...]
Gazing into my newborn son’s eyes told me in an instant what I’d suspected for years: intellectual stimulation is not a prerequisite for contentment. What more could any woman want for than to be the recipient of this precious soul’s love and the provider of his care? The argument that to be “whole” a woman [...]
It was late summer when I boxed up my belongings, said goodbye to family and friends, and impetuously moved from one coast to another to be with the boy who’d stolen my heart. His name was Dan, and I was completely smitten. That December he dumped me . . . for the monastery. On the [...]
Pat phrases are part and parcel of casual conversation. It’s just how people are. We often chirrup, like birds, and what comes out of our mouths isn’t necessarily valid and that’s okay, for the most part. Because I’m aware of this phenomenon, I’m not too bothered when met with the phrase: “You’ve sure got your [...]
My family and I recently moved into a little home that, had we purchased it, would be considered a “fixer-upper.” We’re no longer homeowners though, so we’ve taken to referring to this little home of ours by the bay (the latest in a long string of rentals) as “crumbly” (a euphemism selected by my optimistic [...]
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St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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