Faith, Faith in Focus

I knew miscarriages were sad—but nothing could prepare us for the experience.

by Margaret Manning September 26, 2017

I struggle with how to think of this little being whose life outside the womb was not to be.

Faith, Faith in Focus

Yes, millennials like brunch. But that’s not why they’re skipping Mass.

by Jackie Semmens September 25, 2017

Wriggly children are not the only reason my fellow millennials are missing from the pews.

Newlyweds are seen on top the Empire State Building in New York City, 2015 (CNS photo/John Taggart, EPA).

Faith, Vatican Dispatch

Pope Francis redirects mission of John Paul II institute on marriage, family

by Gerard O’Connell September 19, 2017

The mandate for the new institute has “Amoris Laetitia” as its lodestar.

Maira Bordonabe, a member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Indianapolis and a married mother of two, shares her story of being taken for deportation at an Aug. 30 rally. (CNS photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion)

News, Politics & Society

Wife, mother describes trauma she felt during recent deportation attempt

by Natalie Hoefer - Catholic News Service September 8, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — It was a typical day for Maira Bordonabe last spring. “I dropped my children off for school, then I spent some time in (adoration),” said the married mother of two children, ages 7 and 12, and a member of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Indianapolis. On that typical spring day as […]

Faith, Faith in Focus

A Catholic’s guide to the cross-country family road trip

by Maureen K. Day August 25, 2017

Three times zones, 17 states and 6,891 highway miles. Could be magic, could be tragic.

Faith, Faith in Focus

Lessons on mercy from four days in the Rockies with my hiking-averse son

by Timothy P. Schilling August 21, 2017

Who was I there for: my son or me?

Jesuitical, Politics & Society

Is there a right (or wrong) time for millennials to have kids?

by Ashley McKinless August 18, 2017

How could I possibly have kids if I can barely do my taxes without calling my mom in a panic on April 14? It’s a question I must admit that has crossed my mind more than once. I’ve never even owned a dog. Isn’t that a prereq for parenting these days? Our guest this week, […]