Thanks to more than 20 years of pondering the teachings, healings and sacrifices of that baby born in Bethlehem, my hopes for this child are that he will be loved abundantly and love generously in return.
Family Life
Posted inFaith, Features
The painful, grace-filled and (hopefully) healing process of seeking an annulment
What does the church really teach about this widely misunderstood process, and how does it play out in the lives of ordinary Catholics?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Catholic youth basketball taught me beautiful (and painful) lessons about fatherhood
How did all of the efforts that had borne buckets a year ago result in so many losses in our final year?
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ is the perfect Thanksgiving movie for this year
Most of us will enter into the weekend feeling like Steve Martin’s Neal Page, entirely justified in our desires. We should be able to have a Thanksgiving that is not filled with craziness or fighting!
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Parents: Wills and medical directives are the last best gift you can give your kids.
Here is a way to show how much you really love your children: Do the paperwork.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A Jesuit guide to dealing with unvaccinated family members this holiday season
If some of your family members aren’t vaccinated, you might have some hard choices to make this holiday season. St. Ignatius can help.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The debate over Pete Buttigieg’s paternity leave is missing one thing: the birth mother
The Buttigieg discourse is about sexuality, class, money, work, fatherhood, legislation. But do you know what has not been talked about at all? The mother.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: How to apply principles of economics to parenting
Emily Oster’s new book wades through the data on questions relevant to many parents of school-age kids. But the book is less about the data itself and more about how to frame decisions on these topics and others in the most effective, logical and efficient way.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Engaging the next generation of Catholic philanthropists will mean leaning into the church’s social justice tradition
Catholic ministries face an uncertain financial future as religiosity decreases among younger Americans—including, perhaps, descendants of prominent Catholic philanthropic leaders.
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I lost my baby and my father. But not my trust in God.
My parents instilled in me the lesson that no matter what life threw at me, God would always be there to guide me.