The church rules insist that the priest provide economic support for the children, he said, but they also recognize that the duties and responsibilities of fatherhood go beyond that to include affection and education, especially in the first years of the child’s life.
Family Life
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Brandi Carlile’s Biblical imagination in ‘By the Way, I Forgive You’
What is there to gain from probing life’s wounds? Brandi Carlile has an answer in her new album.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
How parents really feel about bringing young kids to Mass
As parents, we try so hard to make our children behave or at least not disturb the others around us, and no matter the effort, someone is usually disturbed.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
New Year’s Resolution failed? Take Pope Francis’ advice and try ‘wasting time’ instead.
Are we tired of working in a system of mere productivity and efficiency that fails to acknowledge our humanity and that of others?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Want to keep your kids Catholic? Make your home a church.
The church is my home because my home was a domestic church.
Posted inFaith, Features
How the Catholic Church can help single mothers
Because the church has long defined marriage as central to lay Catholic identity, Catholic single mothers have sometimes stayed hidden in the shadows.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How should we understand ‘wives, be subordinate to your husbands’?
If we look at the qualities required to fulfill the request rather than the connotation of the word itself, what is simply being asked of women and men is sacrificial love.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What does the Holy Family teach us about ourselves?
In celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family, we draw attention to this fundamental fact about families, and, in this case, salvation. Not being his neighbor or kin, none of us can say what came from Joseph and what was of Mary, but we do know that the two of them made him the man he was.
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Catholic parents: It’s O.K. to let your kids believe in Santa
Every encounter with Santa Claus is a chance to teach our kids about a deep love for Jesus.
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I escaped homelessness but was trapped in fear—until God set me free.
I was standing in the dumpster looking for food when I was overwhelmed by the thought that I am feeding my family garbage.