In the Daily Toil of Family Life, Grace and Consolations Abound
As I continue to discover, accepting the gifts, joys and sorrows of motherhood is a special kind of blessing.
Results from Tag: 'families'
‘Dead Name’ — the Transgender Issue Affects Parents and the Whole Family
COMMENTARY: Understated new film allows parents to tell their heartbreaking story.
Messy Families Are Holy Families
Steubenville’s Mike and Alicia Hernon launched the ‘Messy Family Project’ in 2015 to help Catholic parents strengthen their families against the tide of a hostile culture.
Praying for Queen Elizabeth II: The Platinum Jubilee and Our Ultimate Hope
COMMENTARY: At the end of Mass on Sunday, Catholics offered a special prayer and sang the national anthem, a hymn that asks God’s blessing on the sovereign and by implication the nation.
In Joy and Sorrow, Newlyweds Discover St. Joseph as ‘Pillar of Families’
Before getting married, Sam and Casey Shays took St. Joseph into their hearts, and St. Joseph responded by taking the couple under his special care
Your Domestic Church Can Be a Refuge From the Chaos
“In our own time, in a world often alien and even hostile to faith, believing families are of primary importance as centers of living, radiant faith.” [CCC 1656]
Fathers as Specimens
Either fatherhood has something to do with biology and sex or it has something to do with choice: there’s no middle ground.
What To Do When Children Leave the Church
“You who are the mother of sorrows at the foot of the cross, be there to lighten our loads, and wipe away the tears of those afflicted by family difficulties.” —Prayer of Pope St. John Paul II
Catholic Association Leader: Survival of European Union Depends on Families
The president of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe explains why the COVID-19 crisis makes it more urgent than ever to rethink the current mindset there regarding the family.
The Extraordinary Gift of a Stay-at-Home Mother
Raising eight children in a house that goes from clean to cluttered in a little under eight seconds is not exactly what most are clamoring for these days.
