Marriage & Family – Page 18

The Home is Symbolic

Julie Machado April 9, AD2015 3 Comments

What is the difference between a home and a hotel? Or a dormitory? If you were to come home to a clean house (cleaned by

“Gay” is the New Anti-Freedom: What I’ve Learned From Indiana’s RFRA

Jennifer Hartline April 7, AD2015 185 Comments

Here’s what I’ve learned from the massive kerfluffle over Indiana’s RFRA: 1. Indiana is simply an intolerable (pun intended) place to do business, so mayors

Celibacy: All Love Bears Fruit

Kevin Aldrich April 6, AD2015 No Comments

This column is the fifth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis

Holy Week Through New Eyes

Jenni Groft April 2, AD2015 2 Comments

Holy week is always a very busy week in our household. Both my husband and myself are involved in ministries that work hard this week

The Plight of the Catholic Working Mother

JoAnna Wahlund April 1, AD2015 8 Comments

I’m a Catholic working mother. I’ve worked full-time outside the home since 2003, which coincidentally was the same year as my conversion to Catholicism. My

Part 2: Supreme Court Must Rule for State Defined Marriage

H. L. Duncan March 31, AD2015 59 Comments

[This article is Part 2 in a series. You can read Part 1 here.] In order to justify denying state government the right to decide

Part 1: Supreme Court Must Rule for State Defined Marriage

H. L. Duncan March 30, AD2015 90 Comments

Instead of a bended knee, will the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) present a stiff middle finger to Our Father who art in Heaven

The Prayer of the Elderly

Denise J. Hunnell, MD March 24, AD2015 3 Comments

As I write this, I am eagerly awaiting the imminent arrival of my third grandchild. I have been privileged to share many happy times with

I Could Never Take My Children To Adoration – Or So I Thought!

Kerri Lynn Bishop March 16, AD2015 5 Comments

I’m a cradle Catholic. I went to Catholic church every Sunday. I attended CCD classes every Wednesday. I even said bedtime prayers – most of

The Fifth Commandment: The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia

Bob Kurland March 16, AD2015 3 Comments

“On the morning of February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the law against assisted suicide was unconstitutional. Canada now joins a

You Can’t Have Jesus Without the Church

Victor Ajluni, MD March 13, AD2015 42 Comments

Of all the many movements within Protestantism, among the most disturbing is the notion that one can have Jesus but does not need the Church.

Evangelium Vitae: 20th Anniversary Novena

Birgit Jones March 12, AD2015 2 Comments

The idea of contraception isn’t new; Egyptian scrolls, dating back as far as 1900 BC, refer to birth control of varying types. It seems, mankind

Infertility and the Church

Annie Deddens March 11, AD2015 7 Comments

Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that affects more than 6 million women in the U.S., and more than 176 million women worldwide… And I

Chapel Veils and the Evangelization of Men

Matthew James Christoff March 9, AD2015 18 Comments

Among the many things the secular media and liberal Catholic media missed from Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke’s recent interview with the New Emangelization Project was His

The Future Depends Upon Parental Love

Kevin Aldrich March 9, AD2015 1 Comment

This is the fifth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for

Divorce: The Child Never Forgets

Karen Reep March 3, AD2015 4 Comments

All of us experience suffering and pain in our lives. Life is full of those unexpected curveballs for which we are completely unprepared. Death and

One Marriage, the State and God

H. L. Duncan March 3, AD2015 12 Comments

There have been perhaps a gazillion or two marriages since God ordained the Sacrament, as well as time and space and everything else He created. However, I could be