Ellen Willson Hoover

Ellen Willson Hoover is a freelance writer and former Capitol Hill aide and lobbyist. She writes about travel, healthy living, parenting, and social issues and is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Martha's Vineyard Magazine and others.

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Why taking a bath can improve your mental health

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The incredible modern day manger, just steps from where Jesus was born

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How an “unworthy” orphan found a way to rise above her darkness

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Did the devil try to keep this “eternal biography of Mary” from airing this week?

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Catching a mental illness: One family’s story

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Why I’m finally telling my own Brock Turner story

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Why are modern parents so overwhelmed and burned out?

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How Sandy Hook mom Alissa Parker forgives and lives

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Finding the gift in everything … even after miscarriage

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Global survey sheds light on women’s attitudes on equal pay

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1Pope to comedians: By making people smile you make God smile 2Adorable girl’s very logical name for God goes viral 3St. Thomas More’s Prayer for Good Humor 4This prayer to St. Anthony is said to have “never been known to fail”5Why is St. Anthony of Padua depicted holding the Child Jesus?6How St. Anthony has proved to be an incredible friend to me 7

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