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Ignore Those Walls!

John C. Connell May 29, AD2015 2 Comments

We live in a hectic, deadline driven world. Whether at work or home, things are either speeding towards us from all sides, or we are

Beware, These Aren’t Your Parents’ Scouts!

Birgit Jones May 21, AD2015 106 Comments

This isn’t your parent’s scouting! As if it’s not bad enough that the Girl Scouts of America are in cahoots with abortion giant Planned Parenthood,

The Family: A Light in a Dark World

Kevin Aldrich May 4, AD2015 1 Comment

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

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

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

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

Mission of the Family: LOVE

Kevin Aldrich December 15, AD2014 5 Comments

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

The Family: Created For Joy

Kevin Aldrich November 24, AD2014 7 Comments

Next September 22-27, 2015 will be the eighth World Meeting of Families and it will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pontifical Council for the

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,

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

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

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

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

But I Don’t Know How to Pray – Being God’s Mouthpiece

Kerri Lynn Bishop August 2, AD2014 8 Comments

I lay there, cuddled in bed with my littlest guy and reminded him that we needed to say bedtime prayers before our story. He looked

Is This Love? Surrogates, Same-Sex Couples, and Motherless Babies

Jennifer Hartline July 22, AD2014 192 Comments

The story of two homosexual men in Texas who became fathers of twin boys via a surrogate appeared in my Facebook feed a couple of weeks

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Facebook: 5 Ways It Can Bless Your Life

Birgit Jones June 27, AD2014 9 Comments

Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their

Vocations: The Elijah\’s Cup

Michelle Fritz June 11, AD2014 7 Comments

At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to

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How My Mother’s Mistakes Strengthened My Faith

Birgit Jones May 30, AD2014 20 Comments

The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we

In a Matter of a Moment

Michelle Fritz May 14, AD2014 5 Comments

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

The Joys of a Praying Family

Michelle Fritz April 16, AD2014 6 Comments

I felt guilty as I told my five-year old daughter that we weren’t going to pray the rosary one night. She had come to me

Sterilization: Is it Getting \”Fixed\” or Getting Broken?

Leila Miller March 12, AD2014 3 Comments

Those of us who defend Church teaching on human sexuality often focus on the immorality of contraception: condoms, diaphragms, spermicides, birth control pills, birth control