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Marital Love, Naturally
BY LAURA NELSON
June 22-28, 2008 Issue 
As a retired military chaplain, Father Daniel
McCaffrey has been on many missions in many parts of the world. But the
operation closest to his heart has always been spreading the good news about Humanae Vitae
(The Regulation of Birth) and natural family planning.
The
seeds of NFP Outreach Inc., the... READ MORE
Computer Kids
BY Dr. Ray Guarendi Family Matters - Childrearing
June 22-28, 2008 Issue
If I let
them, my kids would live on the computer. I don’t think it’s a good place to
live.
Every computer must have a monitor —
a really, really good one. Otherwise, the computer is useless.
What
kind of monitor do I recommend? A parent — a really, really good one.
Otherwise, the... READ MORE
Facing Your Fears With Christ
BY Tom & April Hoopes User's Guide to Sunday
June 15-21, 2008 Issue
Sunday, June 22, is the 12th Sunday in Ordinary
Time (Year A, Cycle II) and the final day of the International Eucharistic
Congress in Quebec.
Parish
EPriest.com offers “Best Practices” for parishes.
Father
Michael McGovern, Pastor of the Church of St. Mary in the Archdiocese of
Chicago, holds... READ MORE
Faithful Fatherhood Fulfills — on Father’s Day and Every Day
BY Joseph Pronechen Dads Head the Domestic Church
June 15-21, 2008 Issue
In just a
couple of generations, our culture has gone from “Father Knows Best” to Dad the
Clueless. Every Father’s Day, we say it ain’t so — for one day.
Maybe this year the guideline can
be: Let’s hold off on the
necktie. The best gift a man’s family can give him is their loving... READ MORE
Thanks for the Memories
June 15-21, 2008 Issue
Staying involved with other people not only
gives you more years. It helps you remember them, too. That’s the main
conclusion drawn by the authors of a new study published in the May edition of
the American Journal of Public Health.
Karen Ertel, the study’s lead author and a postdoctoral fellow... READ MORE
Bequeathing Blessings
BY Phil Lenahan Family Matters - Financial Life
June 15-21, 2008 Issue
My question relates to estate planning. My
wife and I have done fairly well — we’re not wealthy but we’re comfortable and
debt-free — and we’re not sure how much we should put aside for our children’s
inheritance.
Remember that the greatest
inheritance you can pass on to your children... READ MORE
Benedict’s Sunday by the Sea
BY Tom & April Hoopes User's Guide to Sunday
June 8-14, 2008 Issue
Sunday, June
15, is the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time. This weekend Pope Benedict XVI will be
visiting Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi — two Italian cities on the Adriatic
coast. Find photos of the events at Pope2008.com.
Diocesan
CEI2008.com
is the website of the 49th International... READ MORE
What’s in a Name Change?
Facts of Life
June 8-14, 2008 Issue
A happy marital tradition is making a quiet
but conspicuous comeback. Several recent polls of newlyweds show that a growing
majority of brides are taking their groom’s surname after the wedding.
Curiously, the trend hasn’t attracted much press notice even though it has been
revealed by a wide... READ MORE
Empty Nest, Full Life
BY MARGE FENELON Don’t Look Back in Loneliness — Look Ahead to Love
June 8-14, 2008 Issue
“Good-bye,
little pig. Go build your house of brick,” Patty Easton murmured to herself
when the last of the Eastons’ three children moved out of the house. Patty and
her husband, Dick, have three grown children, ages 27 to 33. Dick is an English
professor and Patty is and adjunct professor... READ MORE
Fathers Rock
BY Tom & Caroline McDonald Family Matters - Married Life
June 8-14, 2008 Issue
I’m about
to celebrate my first official Father’s Day, as my wife is due any day now. To
be honest, I’m overwhelmed. What’s the most important quality for a good father
to have?
Caroline: I thought I’d answer this “solo” so you could
hear a wife’s point of view. First, know how... READ MORE
Father Abraham Had Many Sons …
BY Tom & April Hoopes User's Guide to Sunday
June 1-7, 2008 Issue
Sunday, June 8, is the 10th
Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A).
Parish
EPriest.com offers “Best Parish
Practices” for priests.
This
Sunday’s Gospel is about the call of an apostle. Father Greg Pleiness, pastor
of St. Augustine Church in Howell, Mich., has instituted a new way to help
today’s... READ MORE
Extending Elizabeth
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN
June 1-7, 2008 Issue
Elizabeth Ministry International began in the Diocese of Green
Bay in 1991 but quickly spread and grew to today’s 700 chapters from the United
States to Korea.
A
year and a half ago, the time was ripe for founder Jeannie Hanneman to create a
companion apostolate: the Life and Loss Institute.
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Spin Control
BY Dave Durand
June 1-7, 2008 Issue
I have
heard you talk about the importance of living a balanced life by doing what you
call “spinning the plates” (juggling faith, finances, physical health, social
contributions and continued education/vocation). Is it possible to have that
kind of focus on yourself and not become... READ MORE
The Couple That Prays Together …
BY BARB ERNSTER Nothing Bonds A Marriage Like A 2-Part Harmony To God
June 1-7, 2008 Issue
undreds of
married couples in the Archdiocese of Detroit are praying together daily and
experiencing a deeper intimacy with God and each other, thanks to a new
parish-based program that teaches them how to pray comfortably and
consistently.
Deacon Bob Ovies, former director of
Detroit’s Family... READ MORE
Straight-Forward Sunday
BY Tom & April Hoopes User's Guide to Sunday
May 25-31, 2008 Issue
Sunday, June 1, is the Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Liturgical Year A, Cycle II. Saturday, May 31, is the feast of the Visitation
of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth. And Friday, May 30, is the feast of the Sacred
Heart.
Parish
EPriest.com offers �Best Practices� from parishes.
In time for the... READ MORE
The Appeals Process
BY Dr. Ray Guarendi What can I do about kids who run back and forth between my
husband and me until they wrangle out of one of us the answer they want?
May 25-31, 2008 Issue
Psychologists have their ideas about the benefits of two
parents living in the same household. But if we were to ask kids what they like
about having mom and dad around, wed likely hear, Because if one says No, we
can ask the other.
Its called appealing the decision. Most... READ MORE
40 Hours, 1 Hope
A Traditional Catholic Devotion Is Ripe for Revival
May 25-31, 2008 Issue
Contrast is surely the leaven of politics. And nothing
highlights worldview differences better than candidates’ and legislators’
positions on sanctity of life issues.
There’s almost no issue that candidates, political parties
and legislators try to avoid more. They hope that it will go away,... READ MORE
Thoroughly Modern Martha
BY PAUL A. BARRA
May 25-31, 2008 Issue
With nine children, homeschooling mom Tami Kiser was forced
by circumstances to become a sort of efficiency expert. Or, as she puts it: I
had to become organized to survive.
Kiser, of Mauldin, S.C., eventually became so confident in
her skills that she began presenting workshops to other... READ MORE
Corpus Christi Sunday
BY Tom & April Hoopes User’s Guide to Sunday
May 18-24, 2008 Issue
Sunday, May 25, is the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
(Corpus Christi) in the United States. Corpus Christi is celebrated in Rome
(and most of the Church) on Thursday, May 22. Pope Benedict will celebrate Mass
at the Basilica of St John Lateran at 7 p.m., to be followed by a... READ MORE
People Who Need People
Facts of Life
May 18-24, 2008 Issue
It’s an old saw that a joy shared is twice the joy and a
burden shared is half the burden. It also happens to be a true one, if the
results of a new survey by Mental Health America are anything to go by. Medical
News Today reported on the poll May 2, noting that Americans routinely... READ MORE
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