The C.D.C. wants Americans to stay home for the holidays. What can we do when what we sincerely hope for simply is not possible?
Family Life
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I have two kids with Down syndrome. Here’s what I wish those considering abortion knew about life with them.
My children are not unique because they suffer. They are unique because they do not hide suffering well—and they challenge me to live that way.
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The wrong people are in charge of protecting our children from sexual abuse
As a layperson, and as a father, I cannot continue to make myself dependent on ordained men. Not for this.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: Jim Wahlberg talks recovery, filmmaking and prayer
A chance encounter with a priest placed Jim Wahlberg on the road to recovery and healing for his entire family.
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Families hurt by addiction know exactly the pain (and love) Joe Biden feels for his son, Hunter
Joe Biden made the perfect reply to a child who is sorry and shaky and demoralized and has no idea how to fix the damage caused: the recommitment to unconditional love.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
This Catholic doula wants to broaden our understanding of ‘reproductive justice’
Rebecca Christian offers a broader understanding of reproductive justice that might surprise people who only know the term from popular discourse.
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20 life-changing parenting tips from a Catholic comedian
If you disagree with any of it, don’t worry. It probably just means you are a bad parent. And that’s O.K.! It makes the rest of us look good.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
What I will teach my children about Ruth Bader Ginsburg
To realize Ginsburg’s vision for authentic equality between men and women, we will have to point our children to those who recognize unborn life not as a hindrance but as the reason for greater solidarity with one another.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Network offers orders help in reforming institutional child care
Religious orders are creating new ways to promote family and community-based child care as opposed to institutionalized care.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
A family struggle as pandemic worsens food insecurity
Food insecurity has a profound effect on single parent families, especially during a pandemic.