Many Families, Many Approaches There are as many ways to manage a family with young children at Mass as there are families that attend. Many
A young child, who knows enough words to communicate, can describe their prenatal memories and their birth from their own unique perspective, not as an
For parents of small children, summer vacation only means one thing — a non-stop set of demands for activities. I don’t know about the other parents
Have you ever wondered what it will be like to enter heaven? I read a story a while back about near-death experiences. The story that
I have been thinking a lot about fatherhood lately. Having put in quite a few years as a dad with three beautiful children, you would
I have been working in the field of education for more than twenty years now. And every time I come to reflect upon the fruits
Objectively speaking, there is little chance of success if someone attempts bench press 300 lbs and has never lifted weights. There is also little chance
“Because I said so.” Most parents have, at one time or another, said this to their children. This statement of finality is, at times, a
My 8-year-old grandson and a stranger both gave me a special gift one recent Sunday. And there I was thinking I was doing something good
Travelling to my second school drop-off the other day, I was listening to the Patrick Madrid Show and he was discussing the Fatima apparitions,
Grandmothers and Mercy January is a time that reminds me of my deceased Grandmother. She passed away over 20 years ago on January 31. It is
There is a serious Catholic “man-crisis.” One in three baptized Catholic men in the U.S. have left the Church. Of those men who remain Catholic,
Ironically, one of the hardest times and places to be a Catholic family can be Sunday morning at Mass; at some parishes, anyway. The Catholic
China has its evil and harmful “one child” policy. I propose for American Catholics a “one child more” policy. I think we should encourage all
Growing up, I loved Disney movies as many children do. One of my dreams was to go to Disney World, but my family never
A professional woman posted what seemed to many readers (according to the huge number of likes, shares, etc.) to be well-reasoned thoughts about why Christians
If somehow Catholics didn’t realize it before Friday, I hope the realization has dawned. We have a choice to make. If you’re a Catholic who
“It’s okay. You made a mistake. You’re still learning,” said a little boy no more than 3 feet tall. In what must have been his
I was talking to a friend today about her son’s upcoming graduation from high school. Two of my own children have graduated already and so
Every Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, across the country, the question is heard from little voices: “When is it Children’s Day?” Mothers and Fathers laugh
“I’d like another baby, but it worries me to bring a child into a world like this,” I once heard a woman say. That was
