Articles in 'Marriage and Family'
Marriage, Year 1: Five Things I Learned about Striving to be a Holy Spouse
Marriage, Year 1: Five Things I Learned about Striving to be a Holy Spouse
By none
I recently attended a wedding that made me feel nostalgic for the early days of my marriage. The bride truly couldn’t have been more beautiful as she processed down the aisle on the arm of her father with her veil over her glowing face.
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Can married People be Saints? - My year of walking with Saints
Can married People be Saints? - My year of walking with Saints
By Susan Skinner
As I mentioned in my last post I spent the better part of Christmas 2015 watching movies about Saints. I know that is what we are all called to be, that our ultimate goal is heaven, so I thought it would be good to see how these Saints lived their lives.
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Evaluation Day--Mother's Day!!
Evaluation Day--Mother's Day!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
We are all great parents doing the best we can in the circumstances of life—but sometimes best is not enough and that is where our Faith comes in. Faith that tells us that no matter what happens in life to us—to them---all the pieces and details come together to bring about the fulfillment of our “individual plan” for why we are here in this world.
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Why Mary on Mother's Day?
Why Mary on Mother's Day?
By Richard Maffeo
Mother's Day, May 8, 2016, and I sit here thinking of my own wonderful mother. I owe her so very much for all she has done for me and my sister in her nearly 89 years. And then I think of my wife who is mother of our three children. Nancy, too, has done so very much for our daughter and two sons.
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Decisions, Decisions
Decisions, Decisions
By Olivia Swyden
The parenting gig is overflowing with choices. Should one of us stay home with the tiny humans or should we send them to daycare? Should we use positive parenting techniques or should we smack their booties like the so-called "tried and true" method our parents' used? Should we feed them all organic or... is that a wood chip in her mouth?!
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Call Me Cupid Part 2-Conflict Resolution in Marriage
Call Me Cupid Part 2-Conflict Resolution in Marriage
By Victoria Pangia
I love my husband. He's the one I get to experience life with and it is always such an adventure. He comforts me after a rough day at work and he takes care of me when I'm sick. We've been ziplining, kayaking, rafting, and skiing together. Our favorite thing to do though is going out for a good meal or cooking a nice one together at home.
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Honoring God at Table: Laudato Si and Menu Planning
Honoring God at Table: Laudato Si and Menu Planning
By Liana Eisenman-Wolford
Last year, Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato Si calling us to be stewards - rather than consumers - of creation. Environmentalism cannot be brushed aside with a label of liberal politics, but must be a core value of Christians around the world.
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Mary's Passion and Modern Day Motherhood. What is the Connection?
Mary's Passion and Modern Day Motherhood. What is the Connection?
By James Berkon
How does this instance of Our Lady encountering Jesus on the way to his crucifixion apply to modern day motherhood? You probably are tempted to say, “Her son was perfect. She never dealt with the issues I have to deal with! What would she know about the trials and tribulations of modern day motherhood?”
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God is a Family!
God is a Family!
By Troy Kroening
This seems odd, but it isn’t odd at all. God is the perfect unity of three persons. God revealed these three persons to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Father as the parent figure. Son as the child figure. And Holy Spirit as the love that the Father has for the Son and the Son has for the Father. The Love is so perfect that it is itself a person.
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A Message of Mercy: The Delicate Dance Between Doctrine and Pastoral Practice in Amoris Laeticia
A Message of Mercy: The Delicate Dance Between Doctrine and Pastoral Practice in Amoris Laeticia
By Patricia Mann
When I heard the first news report on Pope Francis’ summary of the Synod of the Family in the form of an Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, I listened to one of the Catholic news analysts claim that even though the Pope held to traditional doctrines, he opened potential doors to pastoral change.
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Decluttering
Decluttering
By Linda Kracht
For a year now, we have been decluttering re-organizing, repainting, fixing or replacing things in our home. After living here for 32 years, we decided its time to downsize which means selling the home and moving on to someplace else.
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Courage, Trust and Riding a Bike...
Courage, Trust and Riding a Bike...
By Carlos Espinosa
"Do you know what courage is?" I asked my 8-year-old son in frustration, after repeatedly trying to get him to trust that I wouldn't let go of his bike seat if he started pedaling. "It's when you're afraid, but you do it anyway."
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11 Patron Saints for the Stay-at-Home Parent
11 Patron Saints for the Stay-at-Home Parent
By Olivia Swyden
Unless you're some beyond belief future patron saint of patience, at some point or several points during your stay-at-home parent career, you probably find yourself wanting to pull out your hair, hide in your bathroom, or just plain run away. These eleven patron Saints can really aid you in your every day expeditions of conquering eternal laundry, perpetual messes, and cyclical toddler battles.
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The Joy of Running
The Joy of Running
By Teresa Hurst
We were camping this last weekend and my youngest daughter, Grace, wanted to run a mile around the campground in preparation for cheerleading tryouts in June.
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Blessed James Duckett and the Septic Tank
Blessed James Duckett and the Septic Tank
By Christy Breedlove
Blessed James Duckett is the patron saint of booksellers. He was one of those English martyrs from the time of the violent Protestant persecution of Catholics during the Elizabethan era. He was betrayed by a fellow bookseller for (GASP!) printing the Catholic Bible.
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Mary, wipe the tears away from my eyes
Mary, wipe the tears away from my eyes
By Jean Smith
May is upon us and it is the month of honoring the Blessed Mother Mary. She is the Mother of all of us. So many times in the past I have called upon her name pleading to her to wipe the tears away from my eyes. She covers us all with the mantle of her love and protection. She quells my heartbreak and helps sustains me in my motherhood.
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Pulling Down Strongholds
Pulling Down Strongholds
By Mike Bugal
One of the things I love about this site is reading the great articles written by other Catholics of every walk of life, of every era in their walk with the Lord and even every function within the Body of Christ. Some are college educated in the Bible, some not and some even ordained.
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