Articles in 'Marriage and Family'
Stop Trying to Kill Me!
Stop Trying to Kill Me!
By Elizabeth Thomas
I am experiencing one more time—someone having to counsel me about – don’t be too loud, slow down and be more careful. One more time then, this anger, hurt and resentment rises up. Why do I react this way Lord? After a few days of going through the back and forth of trying to understand, trying to just say ‘let it be;’
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Do we reap what we sow?
Do we reap what we sow?
By De Maria
Protestants frequently claim that St. Paul teaches that we are saved by faith alone. This is based upon their understanding of Romans 3:28: Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
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Choosing To Be The Holy Family
Choosing To Be The Holy Family
By Brigid Vacca
Parenting, like any vocation, is filled with both joy and anxiety. From the beginning of a pregnancy, with morning sickness and worry for the baby, to the teen years when our babies are making their own decisions and sometimes we can only pray for them, sometimes it can feel like the stress of parenthood will overwhelm us. At times like this, I try to think of the Holy Family.
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Lilacs, Rwanda, Immacule and Women's Inner Strength
Lilacs, Rwanda, Immacule and Women's Inner Strength
By Peggy O'Flaherty
Have you noticed the lilac bushes are in bloom? In the Midwest every spring in early May the streets and yards are lined with beautiful purple fragrant lilacs. Perhaps you grew up with a Common lilac, Persian lilac, Dwarf Korean variety, Himalayan, Chinese lilac or even a lilac tree.
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If it weren't for the hypocrisy of Christians.
If it weren't for the hypocrisy of Christians.
By The Reluctant Seeker
Christians are hypocrites. They go to church on Sunday and say they love God and neighbor but every other day of the week they act exactly the opposite! If it weren't for Christians, I could be Christian!" I heard this during some spirited and enjoyable conversations with family and friends this past Saturday at my youngest son's birthday party.
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Do You Carry an Assault Weapon?
Do You Carry an Assault Weapon?
By Michael Palaich
It was a question asked recently by Fr. William Casey at the 2015 Marian Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Clearly, it got the attention of attendees. Father William Casey, from the Fathers of Mercy Congregation in Auburn, Kentucky, is a fiery speaker often seen on EWTN during the Lenten Season, who has the uncanny ability to convey Catholic teachings in a tremendously charismatic way.
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Creative Ways to Manage Household Finances and Rely on Faith
Creative Ways to Manage Household Finances and Rely on Faith
By Peggy O'Flaherty
Each month as the household bills come rolling in and we watch the scale tip; too much money going out and not enough coming in – it can be a hard pill to swallow. It is emotionally draining, pounding on the ego, frustrating and very easy to become envious of what others have and doubting of decisions that brought us to this point.
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Celebrating Our Roots
Celebrating Our Roots
By Denisea Kampe
Grandparents Day is a fairly new secular holiday, only having been on the calendar since 1978, celebrated in the U.S. during the month of September set aside to recognize some very special folks who help shape our lives. This year this day was a little bittersweet for me. My own Grandmas and Grandpas have all now gone to their eternal rest.
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The War Room
The War Room
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Prayer as war: the correlation of combat with happiness has long been one which applies to my life. Therefore, a movie about prayer and war was a film I wanted to see when my sister Lee told me about it. Fitting, because the spiritual life is fundamentally a battle.
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At All Times Give Thanks
At All Times Give Thanks
By Charlie Johnston
One of my favorite family traditions is on Thanksgiving my parents would have me write a list of all the things I was grateful for that year, it's a tradition I've carried on with my own children. We are commanded in Scripture to be thankful, and that comes easily enough in the good times, but thanking God in the hard times is a real key to spiritual growth.
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Amazing Story. Pope Francis, Fr. Larry Richards, Justin Fatica and Us.
Amazing Story. Pope Francis, Fr. Larry Richards, Justin Fatica and Us.
By Greg Schlueter
This week Pope Francis will be on the world's center stage. More important is his purpose: God's design for marriage and family. As Catholics, we are very conceptual. We run the risk of merely spectating. Cheering from the sidelines. Yet our affirmation of the truth is not the same as living it. As someone said, even Satan knows the truth.
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Waiting for God's Plan: Venerable Catherine McAuley
Waiting for God's Plan: Venerable Catherine McAuley
By Brigid Vacca
Being one who is prone to all kinds of painful anxiety, and who lives with daughters who are prone to painful anxiety (and then I feel anxious about their anxiety, and they get anxious that they’re causing me anxiety–some days it’s like living in a pack of over-caffeinated toy poodles…)–well, any quote about anxiety piques my interest. And I had never heard of Venerable Catherine McAuley, so I did
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Christ's the King
Christ's the King
By E.M. Wilson
So a couple of weeks ago I came across a blog that is also Catholic (there are lots out there, don't let secular society make you think there aren't!) and the author had a post encouraging her followers to be Christ-like. Now she seems really authentic and sweet, not that I've ever met her, and it is good that she is encouraging her followers to put their faith into practice.
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The Finest Thing I've Ever Known
The Finest Thing I've Ever Known
By E.M. Wilson
Why is all Christian writing the same? Why does everybody always think that their interpretation is the most profound? Why can't people be real? I always feel like I'm reading from the same old script with the same old rehashed lessons. The same trite life advice and cheesy prosperity stories.
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The Criminalization of Christianity - An Urgent Call to Fight for Religious Freedom!
The Criminalization of Christianity - An Urgent Call to Fight for Religious Freedom!
By Janet Moore
The protection of Religious Freedom must be foremost on our hearts and minds for all Christians -- particularly in light of the recent "laws" created by the Supreme Court.
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My Least Favorite Virtue
My Least Favorite Virtue
By E.M. Wilson
Lately, I have been struggling with crankiness. Crankiness is unique because there can be many sources that vary by degree and it leaves you super vulnerable to my least favorite emotion: anger. Anger is bad. It comes from pride and a desire to have your way. There is such thing as righteous anger, but that's not what I'm dealing with in this instance.
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But, LORD, I Homeschooled Him!
But, LORD, I Homeschooled Him!
By Jennifer Elia
Well, school has begun. After months of researching, planning, charts, lists, and book shopping--we are here in our school, which looks an awful lot like our kitchen. While others are posting about first day victory dances at the bus stops, champagne toasts, and kid-free afternoon celebrations; us homeschoolers are breathing deeply, girding our loins and plowing ahead.
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