Family
Kat Larson

The Promise

A few weeks ago, I heard a priest talking about a promise during his homily. The readings and the Gospel for that Sunday were about

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Family
Guest Writer

The Radical Ideal of Marriage

Guest post by Mark & Ursula (Tink) Boyd, Chaircouple, Australian Catholic Marriage & Family Council. Jesus knows that we live in a fallen world and

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Married Life
Br. John Joseph

Mary – Mother, Sister and Midwife

This article focuses on the vocation of motherhood and womanhood (looking also at fatherhood and manhood), in light of Mary’s role as Mother, Sister and

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

Forgiveness, Chastity, and Faithfulness

Last Sunday’s Gospel speaks to us of some counter-cultural themes: forgiveness, chastity, faithfulness. Let’s look at some of these themes. First, forgiveness. This is a

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Columnists
Bonnie Engstrom

Don’t Bury St. Joseph

My husband and I recently sold our home after several months of it being on the market. In the process there were a lot of

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The Failure Rate

I have been told more times than I can count that if I were truly against abortion I would have to be pro-contraception. “Contraception prevents unwanted pregnancies,” the argument goes, “so putting women on reliable birth control would cut down on unwanted pregnancies and there would be fewer abortions.”

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Columnists
Rebecca Frech

A Christmas Wish

When I was a girl, Santa Claus always came while we were at Midnight Mass. It was one of my favorite traditions. We would get

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