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Catholic mothers share their unique experiences with disability in webinar
Paula Umana thought her life was under control. The Costa Rica native — who, in the 1990s, achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the No. 1 tennis player in her country — was enjoying an active...
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Catholic women, citing church teaching, push back at Butker graduation speech
Several Catholic professional women, as well as an order of women religious, have challenged a controversial graduation speech by NFL player Harrison Butker, during which the Kansas City Chiefs...
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Virginia institute launches Pronatalism initiative to address global birth...
“The problem,” Pope Francis said on May 10 as he addressed an annual conference in Rome on boosting birth rates, “is not how many of us there are in this world, but rather what kind of world we’re...
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A refuge for parents? Find it deep within the Sacred Heart
As summer approaches it is good to recall that the church dedicates the entire month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, recognizing it as a mighty source of hope and immeasurable consolation. No...
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10 things that make for a great Catholic dad
Being a Catholic dad is both a great privilege and a big responsibility. Along with their mothers, we’ve been entrusted to raise our kids to know and love God and to prepare them for lives as Catholic...
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To the good dads
“Call if you need anything.” That’s how my dad said goodbye to me when my family dropped me off at college. A few hours later, as I was settling into my dorm, contemplating whether I was going to...
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The family’s call to change — and sway
Watch what parents do when they pick up a baby. Whether a swaddled newborn, a smiling infant or a squirmy toddler, parents start to sway when they hold their child. Swaying is our primal rhythm, the...
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Surrendering your own will is the greatest gift you can give
One of my favorite things about living in eastern Indiana is our long summer evenings. Being so close to the Central time zone, but not yet in it, means that, for a short period of time, twilight...
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Study: Young men from ‘intact’ families — with married mom and dad — fare...
Young men from “non-intact” families without a father are more likely to end up in prison or jail than to graduate from college, according to the findings of a new study from the Institute for Family...
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Sending 11 of their 13 children to same Catholic high school worth the...
WILMINGTON, Del. (OSV News) — When Sarah Mazalewski received her diploma from St. Elizabeth High School June 3, her parents, John and Jackie, went through an experience that is familiar to many dads...
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‘The best job in the world’
One hour before the start of an Orioles game at Camden Yards in April of this year, I did what had become a work routine that I first started doing 30 years prior: I stood in my broadcast position on...
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How to raise your kids into faithful adults
“I did all the things,” said Carli, mom of four grown children who have stopped practicing the Catholic faith. “We went to Mass as a family. We sacrificed to send them to Catholic school. They went to...
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With each child, parents need to find a special place
I am currently reading “The Yellow Feather Mystery” with my 7-year-old. Maybe you’ve heard of it. It’s Volume 33 in the Hardy Boys mystery series — and we are in possession of an original hardback copy...
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And became man
Every week my sons stand in the pew at Mass. Like stairsteps, all five in a row by age and height. Or like a motley crew, mixed together by shapes and sizes. Five boys in the midst of becoming men....
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Question Corner: Is the annulment process just a way to get around the...
Q: I was married in a non-Catholic wedding ceremony, then divorced years later civilly. Once I became Catholic and wanted to marry again, I got an annulment of the first marriage. My non-Catholic...
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Detroit author shows a ‘Catholic love story is the best love story’ in debut...
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (OSV 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...
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Marriage initiative helps couples, families ‘radiate love’ to the world
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. “Radiate Love”...
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Synod 2024: Church faces challenges in its approach toward polygamy
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...
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‘Hannah’s Children’ author Catherine Pakaluk on population decline and the...
Discussions of family size have increased in political and religious discourse as U.S. birth rates hit historic lows. Catherine Pakaluk, an economist and associate professor at The Catholic University...
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Thumbs up on life for Gambrills family
From the start, Alina Chesla has had a thumbs-up approach to life. After she was diagnosed in utero with a 99 percent chance of being born with Down syndrome, an ultrasound showed the baby with her...
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