The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
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
Learning how to celebrate small achievements in your business lets you persevere more and fuel you through the good and bad times.
I tolerate a lot of parental bragging. I think its great when children know they’ve made their parents proud. I’m happy for my friends and
It began because I\’d put off housecleaning. (It\’s bad for me spiritually to do this because then I get vexed by time constraints in addition
Hours away from Superbowl XLVIII, I could feel hubby’s snoozing vibrations. While Gianna joined her friends for basketball practice, our youngest Benjamin tossed the football,
“Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” (Mk 10:15) Children can be
Although I am a mother of nine and a grandmother to two other little ones, my first encounter with my third grandchild startled me. I
Two years ago, at this time, I was at a county jail waiting to be bailed out. I think of it as the lowest point
[This article is the first in a series on Humanae Vitae: Fatherhood.] Pope Paul VI’s widely rejected, and even ridiculed 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae is
My husband wrote what I consider to be an excellent letter to our parish the other day, and he gave me permission to post it
In August we celebrated our oldest son’s graduation from high school. You might be wondering why we waited until August to celebrate. Because we homeschool
In a few short weeks my wife Miriam and I will be welcoming our first born, Isabella. The approaching of this holy and awesome life-changing
It was an interesting NFP Awareness week at our blog The Practicing Catholic. We wrote a week-long series about natural family planning, and we lost
Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Our holiday was extra special this year, because we shared the joyful news with our families that our fifth child
Self esteem. A modern essential. Self esteem was a term invented by Sigmund Freud. The concept has taken wing since then, enhancing other modern philosophies.
Many years ago I received a book from my in-laws as a present for Mother’s day. It was a diary of sorts for me to
Back in the 1970s, psychologists thought that the effects of divorce on children were minimal and temporary. It was assumed that, if the divorce was
I have one teen-aged daughter who would love to be a cynic, but is wise enough to know she shouldn\’t be. Occasionally though, she has
