Do not ever let anyone say that sobriety is easy on a family: The return of a prodigal can spark consuming fires.
Family Life
Posted inFaith, Features
How one ministry helps families live the sacrament of marriage in community
Its multifaceted approach aims to welcome couples into the community, enrich their relationships and help them grow together in the faith.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Young adults respond: How has your family supported you in your faith?
Part of our special family issue.
Posted inFaith, Features
Long-distance grandparenting is not easy. Here’s how these families make it work.
Each grandparent finds their own way to maintain connections, build relationships and meet the challenges of sharing their Catholic faith from afar.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Marriage is thriving—but only among college graduates
Nearly two-thirds of college graduates are married, writes Robert David Sullivan, compared with only about half of those who have not gone beyond high school.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
She prayed to Fulton Sheen and her baby was saved. Meet Bonnie Engstrom.
The Engstrom family asked for the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen for their son’s life and for the complete healing of any damage to James’s body, and the answer to their prayers was recently approved as a miracle by Pope Francis.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Long-term care upholds the dignity of all Americans, caregivers included
Providing for long-term care helps not only older Americans but also the millions of family members who today act as unpaid caregivers, often at a high emotional and financial cost, as well as professional in-home aides.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why I took my 3-year-old to the Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children
Of course, the train ride was the highlight of his day. But I am hopeful he learned what it means to welcome the stranger.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We need national paid family leave that includes elderly care, too.
We can honor our parents by supporting a paid family leave program, one that is not limited to raising children but also recognizes the growing financial and physical burdens of caring for elderly family members.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The Eucharist is the opposite of fast food
Fast food makes only one promise. That it is fast. Christ promises to feed us with food that will last.