Pope Francis: Without Fathers Young People Feel Orphaned
We have a nation of children who feel orphaned because their fathers are not in their lives. Fatherhood requires something that a lot of people in our society have grown up thinking is immoral: It...
View Article10 Ways to be Pro Life This Year
1. Pray a Rosary on Fridays for the unborn. 2. Make a pet project of one of your state legislators. Track their votes on pro life bills and send them a handwritten letter commenting on how they voted....
View ArticleWatching Football with My Four-Year-Old
There was a time when I let my babies “style” my hair while I read or watched tv. Now, I just give them money.
View ArticleIt’s Synod Time Again. That Scares Me.
It’s almost Synod time again. After last year’s Synod on the Family, I almost wish they would all stay home. I’m afraid of what craziness the cardinals and bishops are going to cook up concerning...
View ArticleOver 100 Prominent Catholic Converts Send Letter to Synod Fathers in Support...
Over 100 converts to the Church have sent an open letter to the Synod Fathers, asking them to “uphold Christ’s teaching on the indissolubility of marriage.” From Aleteia: Addressed to the pope and...
View ArticlePope Francis Combines Family, Laity and Life Into One Dicastery
Pope Francis has enacted an internal reform of the Vatican by combining Family, Laity and Life into one dicastery. I don’t understand the inner workings of the Vatican. But looking at this from the...
View ArticleGod’s Blessings are Circled with Thorns, Dressed with Tenderness.
I wrote this post about family and thankfulness for the National Catholic Register. Here’s part of what I said: God’s blessings are circled with thorns, dressed with responsibility and laden with...
View ArticleThere’s a Man in My Front Yard with a Gun
I want to thank each of you who has written to me with your kind words and excellent advice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers. Please continue praying. I need it. Have a blessed...
View ArticlePregnant and Diagnosed with Cancer
These videos tell the story of one young family’s fight with cancer. Mom of the family had cancer, and she was pregnant when she was diagnosed, but the entire family fought the disease, which is how it...
View ArticleSex Education, Catholic Style
The Vatican is launching a sex education program based on family and led by parents. This is very different from the secular notion of sex education which involves classes taught by Planned Parenthood,...
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