Cerith Gardiner

With a bachelor of science in Management Sciences from UMIST in England, Cerith Gardiner started her teaching career as a catechist to young children and now she teaches English to art students at Penninghen in Paris, France. She has been writing for Aleteia for four years, relying on her experiences as a mom of four, and a sister to eight to help guide her along the way.

Cerith Gardiner

The beautiful testimony of friendship between the Irish and the Choctaw Nation

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Forget Sandy in Grease, this may have been Olivia Newton-John’s greatest role

Cerith Gardiner

12 Beautiful Italian wedding traditions rich in meaning

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What to do when you don’t like your child’s boyfriend or girlfriend

Cerith Gardiner

The clever way a bridal party prayed with a bride and groom before their wedding

Britain's Prince Harry and Prince William

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A lesson from Princes William and Harry’s rift that we can all learn from

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Woman’s baby brother with Down syndrome meets his special niece

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Let this quote from Padre Pio resonate throughout your summer and beyond

Cerith Gardiner

First graders save their teacher during medical emergency

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The must-read prayer a priest wrote for his First Holy Communion 20 years ago

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