The Great Divide
Because I’m known for blogging about the mishaps and joys inherent in raising a large family, it may surprise some of you to know that
Brianna Heldt
September 4, AD 2013
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Family
6 Reasons Why Everyone Should Have Kids
A couple weeks ago, Time Magazine had a article titled Having It All Without Children. Suffice to say the following quote summarizes the entire piece
TJ Burdick
August 31, 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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Columnists
Raising Patriots
This past week my husband and I packed our five young children into a conversion van and drove about 1400 miles round-trip to visit the
Leah Jacobson
August 16, AD 2013
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Get Involved!
I have worked and volunteered for the church for over 20 years now, helping to teach my first Religious Education class when I was a
Molly
August 13, AD 2013
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Single Life
Not Alone: Envy and Singlehood
Just in case you haven’t seen it, there is a wonderful series going on in the blogosphere called the “Not Alone Series”. The writers are
Amanda Sloan
August 12, AD 2013
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Art
Painting People
I recently completed this portrait of my friend’s little niece. At some point, whenever I paint a person, the accumulated sketches and brushstrokes suddenly communicate
Emi Parker
August 10, 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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Columnists
Chastity Is More Than Physical.
I blame the pig roast. When I was 19, a friend invited me to his family’s annual Labor Day Party. I came with two friends
Stephanie Calis
July 29, AD 2013
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Columnists
Finding Time for Radical Charity
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
Lauren Meyers
July 28, 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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Columnists
Not Alone: “Just Friends?”
The dreaded phrase, “I think it would be better if we were just friends“, has been feared by teenagers for decades. The fear that, after
Abigail C. Reimel
July 26, AD 2013
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A Man’s Guide to Loving a Woman – Catholic Style
Sanctity. This is the first rule of a Catholic man. Be a saint and create the most fertile ground for your spouse to be a
J.Q. Tomanek
July 25, AD 2013
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Family
The Family as the Basic Unit of Society
“The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in
Nicene Guy
July 23, AD 2013
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Family
Man Enough? An Invitation to Mission
“Jesus is not an isolated missionary, he does not want to fulfill his mission alone, but involves his disciples.” – Pope Francis #Man Enough? from
Family Missions Company
July 16, AD 2013
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Relationships
On Friendship
“The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.” ―C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Mariella Hunt
July 15, AD 2013
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