As in vitro fertilization continues to make headlines, the status of the many embryos created and frozen in this process is a key concern for Catholics. OSV News’ Charlie Camosy recently spoke with Kent J. Lasnoski.
Family Life
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why we tell our stories
We tell stories not so much in order to live but to live in a world made more loving and compassionate because of us.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The spirituality of being a #Boymom
Parenting sons in an era of flailing masculinity
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Catholics and infertility: reactions from our readers
How should Catholics contend with the struggles of infertility? America’s readers weigh in.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Leo: Families are the cradle of the future of humanity
In a celebration of the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Leo XIV reminded the congregation of the importance of family in passing on the faith and ensuring the future of humanity.
Posted inFaith, Features
Catholics and infertility: The spiritual and ethical challenges of trying to conceive
And how the church can accompany couples struggling with infertility
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What Pope Francis taught me as a new mother
Somehow, incredibly, this celibate, elderly man often doled out some of the best and most valuable parenting advice I’ve received along the way.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Ash Wednesday services remind us of death. I bring my children anyway.
If end-of-life care matters, surely it can be strengthened by beginning-of-life wisdom. On this first day of Lent and year-round, I want to model for my children clear-eyed acceptance of what we cannot control and agency in what we can.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
I left the church. Now my kids are embracing it.
We often hear from readers who worry about how to pass the Catholic faith on to their children. This week’s episode of Jesuitical takes this question and looks at it in reverse.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholic bishops can—and should—do more to help homeschooling parents
Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive Catholic education.