FAMILY LIFE

Statement of USCCB on Vatican’s Document Addressing Pastoral Blessings

In response to the Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” issued by ...

Doctrinal dicastery explains how, when gay couples can be blessed

A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as ...

Innocence under Siege

From every direction it seems, children face danger to life and liberty and bear the highest consequences for global problems.

Letter of Pope John Paul II to children in the Year of the Family

Christmas is the feast day of a Child, of a Newborn Baby. So it is your feast day too!

Perspectives: Top risk factors for young people

We asked those who work with children and teens in the Diocese to share with us their insight ...

Presentation to school principals takes on issues of mental health care, suicide prevention

Recognizing the critical need for school administrators to ...

Getting in the way: Social media’s interference with kids’ attention

Social media has been around for a little over two decades, ...

The Incarnation and the Meaning of Life

Usually in this column, thoughts are offered on a spiritual topic with some “tips”

Insta-culture and a powerful Advent lesson on delayed gratification

When my sisters and I were young, my mother would spend all of Advent...

Preventing the nightmare before Christmas

A friend – we'll call her Barbara – once confided to my husband and me...

Parents teach Christian values best by example, Pope says

The only way for parents to teach their children the beauty...

Virtue of simplicity: How decluttering our lives and homes advances our spiritual lives

Religious have it easy – at least in some regards.

Radical solidarity through fostering kids, supporting families

Until my husband and I found ourselves struggling with infertility, ...

It's time for a family and spiritual reset

Back in 2015, newly engaged, I signed on the dotted line ...

We are called to sainthood

In the beginning of November, the Church celebrates...


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