![‘The Holy Family,’ c.1660-70 ‘The Holy Family,’ c.1660-70](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20211215231216_05b28e250465230354724850b6affec82dae1aebe56c0d5d3b2aa87225c97275.jpg)
Results from Tag: 'family life'
![‘The Holy Family,’ c.1660-70 ‘The Holy Family,’ c.1660-70](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20211215231216_05b28e250465230354724850b6affec82dae1aebe56c0d5d3b2aa87225c97275.jpg)
![Giotto, ‘Legend of St. Francis: Renunciation of Worldly Goods,’ 1297-1299 Giotto, ‘Legend of St. Francis: Renunciation of Worldly Goods,’ 1297-1299](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230619150616_f92b5656c05bc43ac881dddcbebcbe4d086d3532bb74507a4a382c2dfaa1b63d.png)
How St. Francis of Assisi Dealt With His Difficult Father
When our relationship with a family member goes wrong, can we rise above it and still respond charitably?
![Only 30% of 2023 respondents overall said having children was very important to them, compared with 59% in 1998 and 43% in 2019. Only 43% said marriage is very important (this question was not on the 2019 and 1998 surveys). Only 30% of 2023 respondents overall said having children was very important to them, compared with 59% in 1998 and 43% in 2019. Only 43% said marriage is very important (this question was not on the 2019 and 1998 surveys).](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230328140344_3a8ec8df0db6513e3b6c1c9561a85153f625fa061589696e844b3934df13fff2.jpg)
WSJ Poll: Religion, Patriotism and Having Children Diminish in Importance for Americans
The poll, released March 27, was conducted earlier this month by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and funded by ‘The Wall Street Journal.’
![Gaetano Chierici (1838-1920), “The Cradle” Gaetano Chierici (1838-1920), “The Cradle”](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230317180312_25f9276dfa459770972b561857c80031e11665a3802f43022098f9df13a2831c.jpg)
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.
![One or more vandals desecrated a Catholic cemetery in Rochester, Minnesota, on Oct. 31, Halloween night. One or more vandals desecrated a Catholic cemetery in Rochester, Minnesota, on Oct. 31, Halloween night.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2022110314114_e1c9d08bb05d938bfe495e77acaec25b4d60eeb84908898465c5292ac65adb4a.jpg)
2022 Brings Clarity: There’s No Mistaking the Attacks on Family
COMMENTARY: The picture of the opponents of life and family became unmistakably clear.
![Ryan Anderson is president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Ryan Anderson is president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20210816050840_07d2c8be2e1380b3f7c2ac5019fb0db14e28ee3fc6cd724007e990f954930a2e.png)
Ryan Anderson on Gender Ideology and Taking on the ‘Woke Elite’: Christian Vision Counters the Lies
‘This was never about science or evidence to begin with, but about ideology …’
![John Everett Millais, “Christ in the House of His Parents,” ca. 1850 John Everett Millais, “Christ in the House of His Parents,” ca. 1850](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20210602210644_04fe86ac7b4b38a143781d0d8f413240ef35cce0e3b7ab2ce3e5e538ac53507d.jpg)
The Pursuit of Holiness is the Pursuit of Wholeness — So What Are We Missing?
COMMENTARY: While the current issues in the news are important to the faithful, there are a thousand implicit Catholic realities that barely ever see the light of a newsletter or a homily.
![Pope Francis greets a family at his second public general audience since the coronavirus outbreak, in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 9, 2020. Pope Francis greets a family at his second public general audience since the coronavirus outbreak, in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 9, 2020.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2021010600010_6fa05f8bd5df85115085131dd62d1ec527818759db5086b4f6bce0b7d73bdea2.jpeg)
5 Resolutions for Catholic Parents in 2021
Here are some suggestions to help your family be better prepared to meet the Bridegroom when he comes.
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How the Commission on Unalienable Rights Can Make the Family Great Again
COMMENTARY: The commission has the potential to shift attention from the desires of adults, based on their fantasy ideologies, to the needs of children, based on immutable realities.