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Culture of Life

‘Where There Is Life, There Is Always Hope’

BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN

November 8-14, 2009 Issue

Picking up the hotline at Centro Tepeyac Silver Spring Women’s Center in Silver Spring, Md., director of counseling Mariana Vera listened to a Hispanic male ask for an abortion for his wife. He had misunderstood an ad Centro Tepeyac was running in buses.

“Why abortion?” asked Vera.... READ MORE


We Will Never Forget

BY Joseph Pronechen

Ways to Say Thank You to Catholic War Veterans

November 8-14, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Having recently returned from his second tour of duty in Iraq, Army Sgt. Christopher Stokes thought back on the times he has been thanked for his service by strangers in airports. “The biggest thing for me was feeling appreciated,” a humble Stokes said, referring to his travels home while on... READ MORE


‘This Generation Will Not Pass Away …’

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

November 8-14, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Nov. 15 is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I).


Papal Plans

Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Rome headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization for the opening day of its World Summit on Food Security.

The Holy Father’s visit highlights the Church’s interest in... READ MORE


Stealthy Teen Texting

Fact of Life

November 8-14, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Nearly half of America’s teenagers are using their cell phones to send photos and messages their parents would find unacceptable or even downright dangerous — if, that is, the parents had a clue about what’s going on right under their noses. That’s from a new survey by Family Circle... READ MORE


Family Shrewd

BY Phil Lenahan

Family Matters

November 8-14, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

My hardworking but overburdened brother has asked me for a loan to cover his next mortgage payment. I’m secure but by no means wealthy; I’ll really feel the pinch if he ends up unable to pay me back for a long time. My Catholic conscience is really being put to the test over this. Should I lend... READ MORE


A Light on the Path

BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN

Pro-Life Profile

November 1-7, 2009 Issue

It was while working with Good Counsel crisis-pregnancy homes that Christopher Bell — founder of Good Counsel — spotted another pressing need: He saw post-abortive parents who were hurting. They needed help, hope and healing.

In 2001, to meet this need, he launched a Good Counsel program... READ MORE


Love Beyond the Grave

BY EDDIE O’NEILL

Teens at Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

November 1-7, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

When the liturgical calendar rolls around to November, our thoughts rightly go to the faithful departed. This holds true not just on the first two days of the month — Nov. 1 is the feast of All Saints; Nov. 2 is dedicated to All Souls — but right up to the start of Advent.

It’s an... READ MORE


Sharing and Caring and So Much More

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

November 1-7, 2009 Issue

Nov. 8 is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I). Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to make a pastoral visit to Brescia, Italy, today.


Veterans Day

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, a time to thank those who were willing to put their lives on the line for us by serving in the armed forces. It also... READ MORE


Attitude Platitude

BY Dave Durand

Family Matters

November 1-7, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I have been in leadership positions for years. A recurring theme I hear from consultants and coaches is: “Attitude is everything.” Forgive my skepticism, but I’m not convinced that success is that simple. What is your take?


I share your skepticism. Attitude is relevant, but by no means is... READ MORE


Women at Work: Pros and Cons

Fact of Life

November 1-7, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

A new Rockefeller Foundation survey finds that around three-quarters of Americans believe that the increasing presence of women in the workforce has been very or somewhat positive for American society and the economy. But there’s a bit of a backlash, too. Some 65% of respondents feel the decrease... READ MORE


The Families That Adore Together

BY EDDIE O’NEILL

Pro-Family Profile

October 25-31, 2009 Issue

The late Father Patrick Peyton, founder of the Family Rosary Crusade, coined a phrase that has since become ubiquitous: “The family that prays together stays together.”

Those words, first spoken in the 1940s, are coming alive in a new way in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. That’s thanks to... READ MORE


Special Needs, Sanctifying Deeds

BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN

Catechizing the Developmentally Disabled

October 25-31, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Mark and Kim Stagliano couldn’t have been happier. Posing with their three young daughters right after 14-year-old Mia and 13-year-old Gianna, the two oldest, made their first holy Communion together last year, they thanked God for the amazement of his grace.

“Having that picture in our house... READ MORE


All Work and All Gray

Fact of Life

October 25-31, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

A surprisingly large majority of working Americans plan to work as long as they can during retirement age, according to a new poll commissioned by the financial firm Bankrate. No fewer than 75% of respondents said they’ll work as long as they can. Nearly 40% plan to work for the love of working,... READ MORE


Marriage Material?

BY Tom and Caroline McDonald

Family Matters

October 25-31, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I have been dating a wonderful woman for a few months now. How do I know if we are ready to take that next step toward marriage, or if it is truly the right thing at all?


Here are a few questions for you and your significant other to ask yourselves before popping the question. While not at all a... READ MORE


Halloweens and Beatitudes

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

October 25-31, 2009 Issue

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, is All Saints’ Day, a solemnity.


Halloween and All Souls

Last year, we attended our Connecticut parish’s “Holyween” party, where the kids dressed as saints and Dominican Father Bernard Confer guessed with astonishing accuracy who each was. This year we’re in... READ MORE


The Family That Evangelizes Together

BY Monta Monaco Hernon

Pro-Life Profile

October 18-24, 2009 Issue

The Second Vatican Council called missionary work the “greatest and holiest task of the Church” and described the Church’s commission to “rally the forces of all the faithful” to “spread everywhere the reign of Christ” (Ad Gentes, The Mission Activity of the Church, 1965).

Most... READ MORE


Mom and Dad: Theological Masters

BY EDDIE O’NEILL

Parents Go to School for God and Family

October 18-24, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

This autumn is seeing a notable harvest of Catholic parents heading to school — not to check in on their children, but to take up studies of their own.

But even more surprising than the sheer number of grown-up students is the popularity of a particular degree that’s much in demand these days:... READ MORE


God Provides

Fact of Life

October 18-24, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

A new study of the two decades around the Great Depression turns up a counterintuitive finding: A bad economy may be good for people’s health. Life expectancy increased by six years between 1929 and 1932 (from 57 to 63), and the increase held for both men and women. And the number of deaths from... READ MORE


Attention Tension

BY Dr. Ray Guarendi

Family Matters

October 18-24, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

My sons, ages 4 and 5, are getting more difficult and demanding as they get older. I think I give them a lot of my time and attention, but they seek more. Am I missing something?

The crux of my last Register column was that kids act up for countless reasons, attention seeking being only one. Kids... READ MORE


Bartimaeus, Jeremiah and You

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

October 18-24, 2009 Issue

Sunday, Oct. 25, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I).


Papal

At 9:30 a.m. Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI will close the Synod of Bishops for Africa. The last synod for Africa was in 1994 — and it’s unusual to have another so soon. But consider Africa’s... READ MORE


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