The writing of Brian Doyle, who died in 2017, hummed with an undercurrent that honors children and invites the reader to adopt their posture of innocence.
Children
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: What you need to know about Pope Francis, John Paul II and the ‘Vatican Girl’ investigation
In this week’s episode of Inside the Vatican, Ricardo and Gerry discuss the “Vatican Girl” case after Pope Francis defended Pope John Paul II, and the resignation of Hans Zollner, S.J.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
I was at the first Earth Day. And I carry what I learned about care for creation to this day.
The first Earth Day aligned people of all political stripes and cultural backgrounds, because who wouldn’t want to conserve the environment and stop air pollution?
Posted inFaith, Features
What is it like to be a non-Catholic married to a Catholic?
Marriages between a Catholic and a non-Catholic may be becoming more common, but they are by no means easy, especially with regard to how to raise children.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
It’s for our common good: School meals should be free for all students
Catholics should support universal free school meals both because it aids the poor and because it promotes the common good.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Could a smartphone destroy my child’s soul? A technological examination of conscience for parents
Technology is undeniably part of our lives. But when should it be introduced to children, used in schools or integrated into their social lives?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
John Paul II knew of and concealed child sex abuse as archbishop, Polish TV reports
According to a TV report from a Polish channel, John Paul II knew about priests who sexually abused children in his archdiocese of Krakow in the 1970s.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
What a ministry for people with disabilities taught me about the problem of evil—and God’s response to it
Mustard Seed Communities began as a response to the needs of abandoned and disabled children in Jamaica, and God is present even in the midst of the suffering faced by people there.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
5 lessons about evangelization from my time as a figure skating coach
Coaching ice skating, in some ways, isn’t far from teaching others about the church: It requires a knowledge of the rules involved, but it also means that I, too, must be willing to learn and listen and respond.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How Chilli from ‘Bluey’ helps me be a better Catholic mother
In this episode of “Bluey,” Chilli learns that there is little to gain in comparing her children to others, or comparing herself to other moms, an important reminder for Catholic moms, too