The need to see good fathers, have good fathers and be loved by good fathers is evident in a broken, hurting, often fatherless world.

That’s how I feel about my parenting life these days, that time is flying and the plot is unfolding, and I’m just along for the ride. Sometimes the pages are turning so quickly that I can barely see what’s happening—it’s that fast.

The call to listen is in danger of becoming an empty slogan if we do not take the time to stop and think about what, exactly, this listening involves.

As we celebrate Father’s Day on June 16, pick one or two of the following practices that will make a big difference for your family, and start doing them.

CCHD works “to break the cycle of poverty by helping low-income people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families, and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a handout.”

There are ways to work out complicated irregular marriages so that a person can regain a full sacramental life in the church, but every situation is unique and comes with its own set of concerns and nuances.

Take to the highways and the byways this summer and visit the wonderful monuments, marvels and miracles of America’s Catholic faith!. It’ll rev up your faith and be a road trip you won’t soon forget.

When we lose something—or think we’ve lost it—we treasure it that much more.

There is a choice before the American public and its leaders in how to resolve the immigration situation. Our national conscience and heritage are at stake.

The Sacred Heart is rather like the Cabinet of Curiosity featured in several of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books — a mysterious structure no one fully understands yet everyone instinctively knows is vital to the proper functioning of, well, all things.