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.

Every encounter with Santa Claus is a chance to teach our kids about a deep love for Jesus.

I was standing in the dumpster looking for food when I was overwhelmed by the thought that I am feeding my family garbage.

I love this man who expressed his love with deeds and whose last deed will likely be his slipping away from me.

The homeownership gap between white and black families is as wide as it was in the 1960s, and the remaining barriers to integration include restrictive zoning and newly tightfisted banks.

In 2016, more than 93,000 people – 79 percent of them women -- reported domestic abuse to police, according to Statistics Canada.