Dating
Denied the City
But when sex is divorced from love there is a feeling that one has been stopped at the vestibule of the castle of pleasure; that
Amanda Sloan
November 4, AD 2013
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Family
Liturgical Parenting
Liturgy is a lot like parenting. No. Liturgy IS parenting. Jesus Christ is the groom and His Church the bride. Together they have done a
TJ Burdick
October 26, AD 2013
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Columnists
Lord, Make My Kid Holy!
Children have minds of their own. They do their own thing and love to find ways to become their own person. This makes it difficult
Matthew Higgins
October 25, AD 2013
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Columnists
The Sacrament of Matrimony is Out of This World
Let’s talk about awkward for a minute. How about when your family is talking about the wedding someone just went to: the flowers, the ceremony,
Lauren Meyers
October 20, AD 2013
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The Biggest Announcement I Have Ever Made
Since Feb. 28, 2013 — the last day of Pope Benedict’s papacy — I’ve been harboring a secret. A secret I’m ready to share. I
Arleen Spenceley
October 19, AD 2013
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Married Life
My Year Off – Looking Back at My First Year of Marriage
Last year, in the days before my wedding, I wrote about Deuteronomy 24:5: “When a man is newly wed, he shall not go out on a military
Bob Waruszewski
October 16, AD 2013
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Columnists
Family Life: A Call for Volunteers
Wait…you want me to be involved? This week was our parish’s Ministry Fair. They have been publicizing this fair for weeks. When we headed over
Elizabeth Teixeira
September 29, AD 2013
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Life
The “Death Threat” Perspective
My wife woke up this morning earlier than normal and hugged me, real hard. Surprised and in a sleepy stupor, I hugged her back as
TJ Burdick
September 28, AD 2013
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Three Lessons and Two Tips From Audrey Assad
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)
Arleen Spenceley
September 22, AD 2013
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Columnists
Love and Laundry
Sometimes I wonder how much of my life I will spend folding laundry. I tend to get particularly perturbed at the pile of apparel when
Lauren Meyers
September 22, AD 2013
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Married Life
Don’t Plan a Perfect Wedding
Planning a wedding is a lot of pressure. Everyone you know is invited, it’s (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event and it’s the most formal occasion of
Julie Machado
September 18, AD 2013
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Family
Pride and Postpartum Depression
My husband married a woman who had the ability to laugh things off, to be spontaneous, to work hard and get ‘er done. And then
Bonnie Engstrom
September 13, AD 2013
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Columnists
Two Sides of the Same Coin: the Homosexual “Marriage” Debate and the Divorce Culture
Reading Archbishop Cordileone’s words on “marriage sanity” made me look at the homosexual marriage debate through new eyes. He says: Too many children are being hurt by
Emily C. Hurt
September 11, AD 2013
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Catholic Education
Children and Online Porn: Five Quick Stats
In our media world children will almost certainly be exposed to images and material that can have a negative impact on their moral and psychological
Theresa Noble
August 31, AD 2013
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St. Monica, Model Wife and Mother
Today we celebrate the feast of the mother of one of the Church’s most celebrated saints. St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (whose feast day
Chelsea Zimmerman
August 27, AD 2013
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Married Life
What I Learned About Marriage From Two Nursing Home Residents
Working at a nursing home, I met a married couple that really defined for me what marriage means. He was wheelchair dependent. He had had
Bethanie Ryan
August 25, AD 2013
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Columnists
Family Planning, or Family Discernment?
Remember that time you committed to your vocation, and then the whole process of discerning God’s will was over forever? Yeah, me neither. I remember
Lauren Meyers
August 25, AD 2013
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A Woman’s Guide to Loving a Man – Catholic Style
(follow-up to the brilliant piece by J.Q. Tomanek) 1. Help him get to Heaven. This is the most important job for every Catholic woman.
Rebecca Frech
August 8, AD 2013
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Want to be a Better Parent? Hang Up the Phone
About once a week, my wife and I take our kids to a local indoor playground. The scene is pretty consistent: dozens of kids running
Brandon Vogt
August 5, AD 2013
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Columnists
What I got my Wife for Father’s Day
Great healing and consolation can come from doing small acts of love. Father’s Day is a day to honor and celebrate the wonderful father figures
Matthew Higgins
August 2, AD 2013
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Is Monogamy Unnatural?
According to a column last month on CNN.com, to honor each other as man and wife for the rest of our lives is probably impossible.
Arleen Spenceley
July 27, AD 2013
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