Articles in 'Marriage and Family'
Control
Control
By Lucas Sauls
I have to admit, I got caught up in my electronics, wanting time by myself, and just wanted to run and hide away for a while. I don’t know why that is, because I always regret that feeling after the fact. I regret what I have missed by wanting to do things on my own. That selfishness gets in the way of the moments that really mean something to me.
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How to do small things with great love, even when we are tired
How to do small things with great love, even when we are tired
By Ginny Kochis
Wrestling a toddler into his diaper is the worst time to consider one’s current status. And yet there I was, attempting to stave off my son’s third Huggie death roll, staring darkly out the window at the hydrangeas below. I was done. Done with the diapering. Done with the nagging. Done with the unmade beds, the cluttered countertops, the constant wave of stuff threatening to overtake my home.
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Mom of Special Needs Daughter Reveals Universal Truths of Grief (Book Review)
Mom of Special Needs Daughter Reveals Universal Truths of Grief (Book Review)
By Karee Santos
In providing us with incontrovertible proof of our vulnerability, grief opens our hearts to feel compassion towards others. Our brokenness helps us to understand another’s pain. And so, even in the midst of our own grief, we can minister to others who are suffering.
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Lessons Learnt at Home
Lessons Learnt at Home
By David Torkington
My mother taught me to say my Morning Offering the moment I woke up in the morning. But above all she showed me how to put it into practice by her own example. It wasn’t the little things that I noticed at first, but the big sacrifices that she made, that even I noticed. Like that terrible moment in her life when her own precious son, my older brother, died at the age of 22.
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Bring God Along on Your Next Vacation
Bring God Along on Your Next Vacation
By Lindsey Kettner
Each year, I eagerly await my vacations and count down the weeks and days as they approach. It’s a time for me to forget about my daily concerns and step outside of the schedule and never-ending list of to-dos that fill my days. For a few days, I leave behind my housework, my job, and anything that may be weighing on my mind.
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A Family's Peace Broken and their Lives Shattered Forever...
A Family's Peace Broken and their Lives Shattered Forever...
By Carlos Espinosa
Peace, tranquility, joy, love, contentment; just some of the emotions that may have filled the hearts of the Graves family, as they sat on the beach at Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort one night two weeks ago, while their 2-year-old son, Lane, waded in about a foot of water nearby.
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The Seduction Game's Approach Anxiety: A Catholic Man's Guardian Angel That Saves Him From The Casanova Complex And 2 Largely Ignored Personality Disorders
The Seduction Game's Approach Anxiety: A Catholic Man's Guardian Angel That Saves Him From The Casanova Complex And 2 Largely Ignored Personality Disorders
By Bruno Babic
If you’re a Catholic man and now wonder if you’ve ever experienced any symptoms of the Casanova complex, reading this entire article will help you learn not only that but also how you can safely avoid it or got out of it.
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When Did America Start Hating Children?
When Did America Start Hating Children?
By Shannon Whitmore
As the mother of a four month old baby boy, I am appalled at the horrific reactions that I have seen following the tragedies in Ohio and Florida this past month.
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Inconceivable! The Ongoing Dissolution of the Christian Faith
Inconceivable! The Ongoing Dissolution of the Christian Faith
By Adam Crawford
Only 500 years ago it would have been absolutely inconceivable to think of any individual Christian simply going out and creating their own church. Christ had already founded a Church on, and through, His apostles. This Church was called by His name - Christian - and it was known as the Church Catholic, i.e. the Christian Church universal.
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The Importance of a Father's Love – A Father's Day Reminder Based on Pope Francis' Amoris Laetitia
The Importance of a Father's Love – A Father's Day Reminder Based on Pope Francis' Amoris Laetitia
By Justin McClain
To be frank and direct, if you have not already, you should take the time to methodically read through Pope Francis’ recently-released post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”): On Love in the Family, which is available on the Vatican’s website here.
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Father's Day and the Mark of a Real Man
Father's Day and the Mark of a Real Man
By Richard Maffeo
I had two fathers as I grew up. Albert contributed to my genes, and was rarely in my life after he left Mom. He divorced her because he wouldn’t stay out of other women’s beds. I was four.
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Showing Gratitude for the Ultimate Gift
Showing Gratitude for the Ultimate Gift
By Linda Kracht
All human persons share one ‘characteristic’ in common; regardless of ethnicity, country of origin, age, political party or spiritual or moral values and beliefs. What is that one thing? Take a guess. If you guessed that we are each a gift [freely bestowed upon our parents, siblings, and even fellow citizens] you have guessed correctly.
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Mary's Resurrection: A Mother's Heart Made Whole and New!
Mary's Resurrection: A Mother's Heart Made Whole and New!
By James Berkon
Made New. What beautiful words! They are words we not only long to hear but make our own! Redemption, second chances, a new start are at the very core of what it is to be human. The opportunity to make things right again make life worth living.
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A Month of Reflections (Autism and CFS under one roof).
A Month of Reflections (Autism and CFS under one roof).
By Allison Brown
I saw a tweet earlier today (or yesterday as it is 1.03am!!) that I think was quoting something Pope Francis said, which is “People with disabilities are a gift for the family.” Wow! How powerful and thought provoking is this statement?
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God, the Husband and Wife, and Openness to New Life: Why Catholics Must Know the Church's Teachings on the Beauty of Marriage
God, the Husband and Wife, and Openness to New Life: Why Catholics Must Know the Church's Teachings on the Beauty of Marriage
By Justin McClain
For some reason, it seems to surprise some that Jesus had anything to say about marriage. The possible source of this surprise is another consideration for another day, but suffice it to say that Jesus’ teachings regarding marriage were counter-cultural even two-thousand years ago.
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Justice for Harambe??
Justice for Harambe??
By Rosemary Bogdan
Harambe, a silver-backed gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo was killed recently to protect the lif of a three-year-old boy who had fallen into the gorilla's enclosure. Thankfully, the little boy is all right, despite having fallen 15 feet into a moat and having been dragged repeatedly around by a 450 pound agitated gorilla.
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The Golden Rule...Discovered
The Golden Rule...Discovered
By Debra Booton McCoy
A friend of mine, Marietta, is elderly, old enough to have great grandchildren. Since her husband died, she has been lonely. Yet, she is a very social, yet very self-disciplined person.
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