Love is beautiful when lived generously, pope says at Angelus October 7, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Love is demanding, but it is also beautiful when a woman and a man love each other fully, “without half measures,” Pope Francis said.
Thumbs up on life for Gambrills family October 3, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life From the start, Alina Chesla has had a thumbs-up approach to life.
‘Hannah’s Children’ author Catherine Pakaluk on population decline and the link between large families and faith October 2, 2024By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Catherine Pakaluk, herself a mother of eight children, takes a deep dive into the stories of the American women choosing to have large families amid the trend of plummeting birth rates.
Synod 2024: Church faces challenges in its approach toward polygamy September 22, 2024By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Synodality, World News The ongoing synodal conversations leading up to the Synod on Synodality has engaged church leaders in Africa on various issues, including the Catholic Church’s approach toward Christians living in polygamous situations.
Marriage initiative helps couples, families ‘radiate love’ to the world September 22, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News As more U.S. adults are delaying marriage — or simply saying, “I don’t” — the Catholic bishops of California have launched a new initiative to inspire and encourage the vocation.
Detroit author shows a ‘Catholic love story is the best love story’ in debut novel September 15, 2024By Gabriella Patti OSV News Filed Under: Books, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Author Rebecca W. Martin has debuted her first novel, “Love in the Eternal City” (Chrism Press), a Catholic romance that not only tells the love story between a Swiss Guard and an American expat, but also serves as Martin’s own love letter to the city of Rome.
Question Corner: Is the annulment process just a way to get around the church’s prohibition on divorce? September 11, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Question Corner In order to ensure that declarations of nullity are not simply “rubber stamped” or “cop outs,” the church has a specific process, carried out through the ministry of diocesan marriage tribunals, for investigating whether or not a marriage was invalid.
And became man September 9, 2024By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life When I look at my sons, each becoming a man in his own way, I stand in awe of the untold moments and milestones that go into shaping who we are.
With each child, parents need to find a special place September 2, 2024By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life The questions need to be asked and re-asked: What are we intentionally doing to find and grow our places, and our relationships, together as family?
How to raise your kids into faithful adults August 21, 2024By Dr. Greg Popcak OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life (an apostolate of Holy Cross Family Ministries) worked with the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate to create the Future Faithful Families Project.
‘The best job in the world’ July 25, 2024By Mark Viviano Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Full-Court Catholic, Marriage & Family Life On Sundays this fall, instead of leaving Mass in a rush to go do the Ravens pre-game show, I will instead help teach Sunday school at St. John the Evangelist, our parish in Severna Park. When school starts, I’ll walk my boys to school and volunteer as a classroom assistant and recess monitor, and I’ll be there to pick them up from school, help with homework, coach their sports teams and help with dinner, bath and bedtime.
Sending 11 of their 13 children to same Catholic high school worth the sacrifice, couple says July 11, 2024By Mike Lang OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Schools, World News What is pretty unique for the Mazalewski family is that this was their 13th high school graduation, the 11th at St. Elizabeth.