It has come to my attention, after careful research, that my husband and I might be exhibiting all the signs of a condition we’ll call Long Marriage. Maybe you have it, too.
Family Life
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What my child learns from how we treat one another at Mass
The lessons we teach in some parishes are not coming from God.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A tobacco-style warning for social media won’t be enough to protect teens. Here’s what parents will still need to do.
The U.S. surgeon general suggests a warning label on social media apps. But God entrusted us with the care of our children, and we’re the ones who should be held accountable for any harms.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
Catholic Movie Club: ‘The Birdcage’ asks us to reconsider traditional American family values
What makes a family a family: that they look like the model, or the way that they love each other?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
To my fellow eldest daughters: It’s time to let go of our stereotypes.
It is important to let go of the to-do lists and the pressures, but it’s even more essential to let go of the resentment and blame that sneak in behind hard work and perfectionism.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis holds first World Children’s Day
Pope Francis decided to hold a World Children’s Day to draw global attention to the plight and suffering of so many of the world’s 2.3 billion children from poverty, war and the effects of climate change.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I deeply want my daughter to be confirmed. But I will not force her to.
I had hoped she would want to be confirmed, but I also know that this step in her faith journey is not about me.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
The lesson of ‘Petite Maman’: Have mercy on your parents
“Petite Maman” is a magical-realist story about children and parents, the things we can’t say and learning to understand each other.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The problem with cutting off your family members
A “chosen family” has its benefits, but it can also be a way of avoiding the accountability and personal growth found in long-term, committed, familial bonds.
Posted inFaith, Features
What every family grieving a miscarriage or stillbirth deserves from the church
The church helped me heal after my miscarriage. That’s what every grieving mother deserves.