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Culture of Life

Vacations, Miffed Prophets and Christ

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue

July 5 and July 12 are the 14th and 15th Sundays in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle 1).


Vacation

Pope Benedict will spend two weeks in July vacationing in the Italian Alps at Les Combes, in the same cabin that he used for vacations in 2005 and 2006.

We’ll be celebrating these two Sundays on the... READ MORE


Obligated and Well-Adjusted

Fact of Life

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

A new study indicates that children taught a strong sense of family obligation by their fathers do better as teenagers than their less-obligated peers. Released in the Journal of Family Psychology, the research showed that 14-year-olds who reported a greater sense of familial duty presented fewer... READ MORE


Gone Helpin’

BY Tom and Caroline McDonald

Family Matters

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

My wife has a wonderful heart for service and gives of her abundant talents wholeheartedly to our parish and the Church locally. The trouble is, she takes on way too much and seems to have little left for the family. Am I being selfish to want this “stay-at-home” mom to do a little more... READ MORE


Good Fathers Figure

BY Joseph Pronechen

Pro-Life Profile

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

There’s no avoiding it: Dads take a beating in the popular culture. When they’re not portrayed as hopelessly inept, fathers are made out to be crude, ignorant or otherwise loathsome (often in some new, shocking, “envelope-pushing” way).

The Knights of Columbus are out to fight back... READ MORE


Back to the Dating Drawing Board

BY BARB ERNSTER

Can Courtship Make a Comeback?

June 28-July 11, 2009 Issue

Gina Zaccagnini laughs at the thought of her first date. She was in high school. Her little brother had to come along to the movie.

Today, the 25-year-old college grad appreciates her parents’ protective measures. They helped her navigate the insecurities of teenage dating — and steer clear of... READ MORE


Year of Paul Parties and Death

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

June 21-27, 2009 Issue

Sunday, June 28, is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I).


Papal

On Sunday, June 28, at 6 p.m. Pope Benedict XVI will preside over the closing of the Year of St. Paul with vespers of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

On Monday, June... READ MORE


Dads Deprived?

Fact of Life

June 21-27, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

A recent survey confirms that, thanks to the economic recession, people will spend less money on Dad this Father’s Day than in years past. But, in these materialistic times, the deprivation might prove a blessing. Tracy Mullin, president of the National Retail Federation, explains: “Gift givers... READ MORE


Growing Pains

BY Dave Durand

Family Matters

June 21-27, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I’m a fairly new entrepreneur. Despite the terrible job market, I’m losing employees faster than I can replace them. I think they quit because my standards are high and their work ethic is lousy. How can I get people to care about quality without driving them away?

Your question reads like my... READ MORE


Dads: Men for All Seasons

BY Joseph Pronechen

Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher Model Catholic Fatherhood

June 21-27, 2009 Issue

This Father’s Day sets up a special call to greatness for Catholic men, as it falls the day before the feasts of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher.

The first was a model family man, the other a passionate pastor. Both died for the Catholic faith, demonstrating the devotion all Christian fathers... READ MORE


A Little Child Shall Lead Them … to God

Fact of Life

For Subscribers Only

Does becoming a parent make a person more inclined toward the things of God? Yes indeed, according to a survey of moms and dads conducted in 2007 by Parents magazine with Beliefnet.com. A strong majority of respondents, 64.1%, said they’ve become “more religious/spiritual” since having a... READ MORE


Business Boom?

BY Phil Lenahan

Family Matters

June 14-20, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I’m a Catholic entrepreneur. Is it okay to strive for “sky’s-the-limit” growth — or should I be more modest about my business goals?

A steward of Providence has the responsibility to create wealth. That’s something you don’t hear very often, but it’s true. Section 2404 of the... READ MORE


Marriage Makers

BY Joseph Pronechen

Pro-Life Profile

June 14-20, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

After engaged couples from several parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago took a marriage course at the city’s large St. Alphonsus Church — which alone sees more than 100 weddings a year — many of the spouses-to-be began attending Mass every week.

That’s how Father... READ MORE


Heart of a Priest

BY Joseph Pronechen

Not for Nothing Does the Year of the Priest Kick Off on the Feast of the Sacred Heart

June 14-20, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

June is the month the Church dedicates to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday, June 19. The day has extra significance this year because it begins what Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed as the Jubilee Year of the Priest.

The day is a... READ MORE


Father’s Day for Priests

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

June 14-20, 2009 Issue

Sunday, June 21, is the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Year of the Priest begins June 19, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.


Papal

On June 19’s Sacred Heart feast, Pope Benedict XVI will begin the Year of the Priest with 6 p.m. vespers at St. Peter’s Basilica.


Family

In a... READ MORE


Perfectly Reasonable

BY Dr. Ray Guarendi

June 7-13, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

When I discipline or limit my 16-year-old daughter, she accuses me of expecting her to be perfect. How can I know my expectations are reasonable?

Well, do you expect her to be perfect? I would hope so. Any expectations for responsible and moral conduct are attached to some ideal to strive... READ MORE


Catholic Doctors in the House

BY EDDIE O’NEILL

Pro-Family Profile

June 7-13, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Thomas McKenna is no stranger to Catholic action. The San Diego resident and self-described lay activist has dedicated his life to serving the Church. He is the executive director of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy as well as the president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family.

And now he... READ MORE


Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

BY PATRICIA CRAWFORD AND KERRY CRAWFORD

June 7-13, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

“Do not worry about tomorrow,” Jesus tells us. “Tomorrow will take care of itself.”

But there’s no way around it. Many of us do worry about what lies ahead, and that includes children. Preschoolers have all sorts of natural (and sometimes irrational) fears, while older kids fret over... READ MORE


A Second-Chance Holy Thursday

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

June 7-13, 2009 Issue

Sunday, June 14, is the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) in the United States.


Papal

NCRegister.com, the Register’s website, will feature pictures of the event.

Corpus Christi is on Thursday, June 11, throughout the Church. Pope Benedict will celebrate Corpus Christi... READ MORE


Kalamazoo Summers and Trinity Sundays

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

May 31-June 6, 2009 Issue

Sunday, June 7, (Year B, Cycle I) is Trinity Sunday.


Parish

EPriest.com offers "Best Practices" for parishes.

Father Robert Sirico of Kalamazoo, Mich., is best known for the Acton Institute. But he is also pastor of St. Mary's parish.

He says the "Growing With the Saints" Vacation Bible School... READ MORE


Humility Wins

BY Tom and Caroline McDonald

May 31-June 6, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

From time to time, when my husband and I are having a disagreement, he goes too far and says something hurtful. Later, he will act as if nothing has happened. How can I get him to understand that things are still unresolved?

Tom: Having an argument is extremely easy. Resolving the issue at hand is... READ MORE


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