Leila Marie Lawler

Leila Marie Lawler is a wife of one, mother of seven, and grandmother of sixteen (and counting!). She lives in Central Massachusetts. Leila encountered Christianity as a high school student and entered the Catholic Church in 1979, the year she was married to Philip F. Lawler, noted Catholic author and editor of Catholic World News. Her own journey of faith has given her an appreciation for the difficulties and excitement today's family faces in living its Christian calling. She often...See more

Leila Marie Lawler is a wife of one, mother of seven, and grandmother of sixteen (and counting!). She lives in Central Massachusetts. Leila encountered Christianity as a high school student and entered the Catholic Church in 1979, the year she was married to Philip F. Lawler, noted Catholic author and editor of Catholic World News. Her own journey of faith has given her an appreciation for the difficulties and excitement today's family faces in living its Christian calling. She often encourages all kinds of audiences to commit to the renewal of family life. Leila practices "kitchen sink philosophy" at Like Mother, Like Daughter, a website for practical and theoretical insight into all aspects of daily life. She writes on everything from cooking and knitting to education and recovering what she and her daughters call "the collective memory." He See less