It’s a blessing to be entrusted with children each day.
Parenting
RADIO INTERVIEW: Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness
In honor of Mother’s Day, Kelly Ann Guest shares some insights about Catholic saints who were also moms. Kelly is a former Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia in Nashville who is now the mother of nine children. She is the youth minister at St. Bartholomew in Manchester and the author of a new book, “Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness.”
Men’s conference centers on Eucharist
Men attending this year’s Catholic Men’s Fellowship Conference March 19 at St. Joseph in Fullerton were challenged to deepen their love for the Eucharist and recognize that the lifelong relationship they develop with Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is as deep and profound as any other friendship.
Is your parish family-friendly?
Making a parish family-friendly is a practical and spiritual undertaking. It both requires a checklist and an examination of conscience.
Learning all about Jesus
When it comes to Jesus, there are infinite amounts to learn. We will never be done learning about him, the alpha and the omega, who is truth itself, made present to us, died for us and loves us.
RADIO INTERVIEW: How to encourage your children to read
Cheri Blomquist, author of Before Austen Comes Aesop, discusses the importance of encouraging children to read and offers some tips for selecting books.
How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered
As caregivers, we are not meant to put children in a bubble to protect them from life’s bruises or faith’s struggles. We are called to help them grow in their relationship with God.
What my father taught me from his deathbed about fatherhood, faith and forgiveness
Dad’s role as catechist was one he passed over for much of his life. But his final sacramental journey was one of the greatest educations I have ever received in Catholicism.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux/Holy parents of a saint
Learn more about the “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and how she was influenced by her holy parents, Ss. Louis and Zelie Martin.
The quest to be ‘somebody’ online forgets who we really are
Our dignity comes from the fact that God has created us and we have a soul that is cherished by him. The fact that young people seek YouTube stardom so passionately should be a wake-up call to the church.
RADIO INTERVIEW: What parents need to know about human trafficking
Erin Younkins discusses the scourage of human trafficking and its prevalence in our society.
The gift of time
As we watch our children grow up right before our eyes, we are reminded that time is limited and precious.