My daughter’s birth taught me more about creation and love than the words “ex nihilo” ever did.
Family Life
Posted inCatholic Movie Club
Watch ‘Big Fish’ and come to terms with your father
‘Big Fish’ is a story about stories, particularly the stories we tell our children about ourselves.
Posted inNews
Deacons say encouragement from family, clergy plays decisive role in answering vocational call
What compels men to listen and follow Jesus Christ’s call to become permanent deacons in 2026?
Posted inPodcasts
How I learned to stop judging loud (and late) kids at Mass
As a celibate priest, I had little to no knowledge of what it really meant to raise a young child. That did not, of course, prevent me from having some uninformed opinions!
Posted inTelevision
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ and the harsh realities of modern motherhood
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ mixes the sacred with the profane, love with fear. Characters rise above their circumstances while also being crushed beneath them.
Posted inFaith and Reason
Catholic social teaching says all work is good for us—paid or unpaid.
The Catholic social teaching tradition maintains that in its essence and at its best, work can be good for us, an insight social science confirms. This includes all kinds paid work but unpaid work as well.
Posted inFaith in Focus
What I learned from a season of loss—on the court and off
After many struggles, I am no longer sure that the final record is the most essential thing.
Posted inFaith in Focus
Watching the reality dating show ‘Love on the Spectrum’ when your child has autism
The show may not capture the entire autism spectrum, but the people who are on the show are more real than anyone else I’ve seen on reality TV.
Posted inVatican Dispatch
What you need to know about Pope Leo’s October meeting on marriage and family
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the leaders of the world’s episcopal conferences to the Vatican in October to discuss marriage and the family “in light of the changes that continue to impact families.”
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Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October
The pope said that he was convening the meeting “in light of the changes that continue to impact families.”