FAMILY LIFE

Speakers say couples facing infertility need prayer, understanding

PHILADELPHIA -- Couples facing infertility need not only to hear that others understand their heartbreak, they need to feel it, too, said Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Pope: Like expectant moms, live in joyful expectation of embracing God

VATICAN CITY -- Christian hope isn't about believing in something that may or may not come true, like hoping tomorrow's weather will be pleasant, Pope Francis said.

Young voices amongst thousands speaking up for Life at March

Heeding Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.’s call to “lift up that gift of life… in gratitude, in prayer and in the hope that the only choice people will embrace is a choice for life,” many Catholic school students hailing from all four counties of the Diocese of Trenton were among …

Hope is born of sorrow with infertility, pregnancy loss support group

Stefanie Riehl and her husband, Louis, parishioners of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, knew that their struggle with infertility and pregnancy loss could be something to which others could relate.

Marriage gains momentum in Hamilton parish with happily married 'flash mob'

St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, is putting marriage front and center with its “Happily Married Flash Mob” promoted on the parish’s website and social media. An activity begun by the newly formed marriage ministry in St. Gregory the Great, “Marriage Matters,” the YouTube video features a running series …

Moms of Teens Ministry fosters support, camaraderie

“An Army of Moms.” Those are the words three women of Pennington’s St. James Parish use to affectionately describe the Moms of Teens Ministry in the Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley. After all, it takes a village to raise a family – a faith-based village.

Church's teaching on fertility, family highlighted during Natural Planning Awareness Week

“Being co-creators with God is the crowning gift of marriage.” So says Peg Hensler, diocesan associate director of Marriage Ministry and NFP, reflecting on this year’s Natural Planning Awareness Week, July 21-27. “NFP enables couples to live a moral life,” Hensler said. “It gives couples every opportunity to make the …

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