Dissecting Gossip and Sins of the Tongue
Susan Anne
November 21, AD2014
4 Comments
There is a popular story about a woman who had confessed the sin of gossip. For her penance she was told to go to the
Living The Pro-Life Blessing
Melanie Jean Juneau
November 10, AD2014
29 Comments
A few years ago when a journalist interviewed me for an article on Mother’s Day for our city’s major paper, she asked me if I
The Attractiveness of the Christian Message
H. L. Duncan
November 10, AD2014
50 Comments
I know this is old news now, but so is the resurrection of Jesus. The Extraordinary Synod on the Family that ended on October 19,
Oppression Versus Service
Leticia Adams
November 3, AD2014
6 Comments
The other day I was watching a show on the OWN network (don’t judge me, I love Oprah). The show was about single motherhood. I
The Idol of Safety
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
October 31, AD2014
16 Comments
Those calls a mother dreads. I have received a number of them in the past few weeks. “Mom, I was hit by a car while
Why Contraception is Wrong
John McNichol
October 28, AD2014
271 Comments
Biblically, the story of Onan in Genesis Chapter 38 was a blunt enough message for the first nineteen centuries of Christianity: preventing children by artificial
A Thought from the Synod On Mercy and Justice
Nicholas Senz
October 23, AD2014
74 Comments
From confusing interim reports to troubling cardinalatial quotes, the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family provided us with a truckload of interest and intrigue
A Grandmother’s Legacy: Faith, Family, Zest for Life
Greg Yoko
October 21, AD2014
2 Comments
The Good Ole Days of Family & Faith The sometimes overwhelming feeling that Catholicism, Christianity, and faith-based initiatives are being replaced by secularism, government, and
Don’t Fear the Synod on the Family
Birgit Jones
October 17, AD2014
16 Comments
I’ve traversed the murky waters of the reportage going on concerning the Extraordinary Synod on the Family for the past week or so. There have
When Your Child’s Doctor Becomes Your Enemy
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
October 7, AD2014
57 Comments
When our children are young, their doctors are our partners. They guide and aid us in ensuring our children are as healthy as possible. Unfortunately,
Is Christ the Head of Your Home?
Michelle Fritz
October 1, AD2014
18 Comments
My husband called on his way home from work, tired and hungry. He had been in Atlanta since before the sun came up, and now
Pope Francis Calls for Synod on the Family
Kerri Lynn Bishop
September 27, AD2014
21 Comments
In just a few days, from October 5th-19th, Pope Francis will hold a very special and rare event. An extraordinary synod, a meeting of select
Marriage: ‘Bergoglio’ Approves Shacking Up?
Kevin Aldrich
September 22, AD2014
94 Comments
Maybe you heard that on Sunday, September 14, 2014, Pope Francis married twenty couples at St. Peter’s Basilica. I learned about it first from an
12 Thoughts on Marriage As We Approach Our 40th Anniversary
Birgit Jones
September 19, AD2014
24 Comments
As Holy Mother Church plans the World Meeting of Families, my husband and I are approaching our 40th wedding anniversary. As a child bride of
15 Tips for Surviving Mass With Little Ones
Jenni Groft
September 18, AD2014
3 Comments
I have been sitting in mass with small children since I became Catholic in 1994. There were times when it was more difficult and times
Why I Never Should Have Had Eight Children
Leila Miller
September 16, AD2014
26 Comments
Long ago, I wrote a blog post explaining how to raise eight children without even trying. Today, I’m going to tell you why I never should
Killer Grandparents
Patti Maguire Armstrong
September 12, AD2014
8 Comments
Across the country, pro-lifers battle for parental consent laws so that a girl as young as twelve can’t just walk into an abortion clinics and
The Red Sword of ISIS
H. L. Duncan
September 11, AD2014
4 Comments
They bowed their heads to say grace, then started to eat a rare breakfast together when the cell phone rang. The man and his two-and-a-half
Teaching About Vocations and Occupations
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
September 9, AD2014
5 Comments
The Same Old Questions Another semester is beginning, and I am back in the classroom, teaching young college students about the parts and pieces of
Tuna Melts, Meaning and Marriage
Cynthia Millen
September 5, AD2014
12 Comments
What is a Tuna Melt? The bubbly nine-year-old bounced in the cushioned booth seat after glancing at the menu. “Tuna melt!” she proclaimed. “That’s what
Time Alone With My Son
Lisa Shefferly-Gillay
September 2, AD2014
1 Comment
Road Trip! One of my younger kids, my son, is going to be a high school senior this coming school year. He asked me if
Thoughts from a New Momma
Nicholas Senz
August 28, AD2014
5 Comments
Just over two months ago, I was joined in sacramental union to my beautiful bride, and before the ink had even dried on our marriage certificate,
