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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 
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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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