Articles in 'Marriage and Family'
Say a Hail Mary and Clean Those Beans!
Say a Hail Mary and Clean Those Beans!
By Mallory Hoffman
When I was a child, one of my chores was to clean the dried pinto beans before they were soaked overnight. My grandmother taught me to remove the shriveled beans, the broken beans, and the chunks of dirt that were trapped in the packages before the beans reached the supermarket.
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Alzheimer's Disease; An Ever Expanding Universe of Blankness
Alzheimer's Disease; An Ever Expanding Universe of Blankness
By Larry Peterson
Right now, in my world, I am fighting like crazy to keep just a tiny little space free in my brain. It is becoming my secondary challenge. My life’s ultimate challenge is now in my face. It is being Caregiver to my wife who has entered a world from which there is no turning back. She has Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Cowboy Up Men!
Cowboy Up Men!
By John C Prejean Sr.
I live in the southwest, southwest New Mexico to be exact, or as I like to refer to it as “Wild West” country hence my website wildwestcatholic.com (pause for pity applause on the cheap joke). Anyhow, we have a saying around here, a saying that you will hear throughout the west, “Cowboy Up!”
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The Idea of Love Made Manifest
The Idea of Love Made Manifest
By Andrew Polaski
The word “love” has been thrown around so much for so long that its perpetual devaluation has caused a permanent misconception of what it means to love.
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Loving in a World of Hate
Loving in a World of Hate
By Susan Skinner
“A mild answer turns back wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spews folly. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse one breaks the spirit.” Proverbs 15:1-4
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The Passion of the Church, Part I: The Modernist Attack on the Family
The Passion of the Church, Part I: The Modernist Attack on the Family
By Traditional Catholic Guy
From the family comes the future of the church. Priests, nuns, religious, fathers, mothers, bishops and even popes are products of families! The moral code of a man is set in childhood. Thus it follows that those who wish to attack the church, first attack the family.
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Obedience Matters
Obedience Matters
By Rosemary Bogdan
It seems that requiring obedience from one’s children is very much out of vogue these days. In fact, there are some parents who make no effort at all to make their chlldren obey.
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I was an Instrument of Mary's Without Knowing I was Ever Being Played
I was an Instrument of Mary's Without Knowing I was Ever Being Played
By Dean P. Johnson
In his Prayer of Consecration to Mary, St. Maximilian Kolbe says, “Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands...” Soon after my wife and I had completed our own consecration following Fr. Michael E. Gaitley’s 33 Days to Morning Glory, I began to reflect on my life and suddenly realized how I had been an instrument of Mary without ever realizing it.
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Zig Zagging With Pope Francis
Zig Zagging With Pope Francis
By David Vermont
Did you hear what Pope Francis said about marriage over the weekend? When you think he is going to zig, he zags. Two weeks ago the media was reporting with breathless anticipation that the Synod of Bishops on the family was on the cusp of changing the Catholic teaching on marriage to allow for same sex unions. But did you hear what Pope Francis said about marriage over the weekend?
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God Is Not A Helicopter Parent
God Is Not A Helicopter Parent
By Lori Peters
After seeing the umpteenth quiz on Facebook, you know, the ones that ask “What Color is Your Aura?” or “What 80s Character Are You?” I was just about to turn off my phone when I saw another quiz that piqued my interest – “What Kind of Parent Are You?” I lingered on that question. What kind of parent am I? I know what kind of parent my kids think I am.
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Living on a Prayer
Living on a Prayer
By Susan Charest
I was asked to attend a community of lovely mothers to routinely pray for each of you. I'm afraid that after the gathering when they asked if they were any questions – I raised my hand and then made a mess of my thoughts and peppered in the words like praying for you seemed self-serving. I broke up this gentle gathering quicker than you can say lickety-split.
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Signs from God are Just Around the Corner
Signs from God are Just Around the Corner
By Dean P. Johnson
There are those times when we are poised to make a decision but are not quite sure we are about to do the right thing or royally mess things up. If only we could know for sure. If only there was some kind of sign.
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Planned-Parenthood-Supporting Catholic Politicians: "A Pathetic Spectacle"
Planned-Parenthood-Supporting Catholic Politicians: "A Pathetic Spectacle"
By Catholic365
Prior to the recent primary election I received a heartfelt letter from a member of the Diocese who had just discovered that the candidate for whom she had intended to vote was “pro-choice and for same-sex marriage.” She wrote: “Dear Bishop Tobin, for whom do I vote? Do I vote at all?
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Pro-Life IS Pro-Women
Pro-Life IS Pro-Women
By Melanie Jean Juneau
Perhaps I have finally discovered a label to describe myself – a pro-life feminist. At first glance theses two terms seem to oppose each other but true feminism is not the antithesis of motherhood or a pro-life stance. Contrary to standard stereotypes, one is pro-woman precisely when one is pro-life. My story is simply a witness of a woman who discovered a liberation as a mother of a large family
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Thinking of our little soul - living in eternity.
Thinking of our little soul - living in eternity.
By Susan Charest
When I first saw this sketch, I thought of our daughter, Hannah who passed away 8 minutes after birth. Experiencing all the first in an angelic atmosphere with no limits of space or time. No experience of hurt or pain. No experience of failures or disappointments.
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Cardinal Dolan's Parade Compromise
Cardinal Dolan's Parade Compromise
By A. Patrick Schneider II, MD, MPH
I have been mulling for nearly two months over Register columnist Pat Archibold’s blog (“Cardinal Dolan and the shameful NYC St. Patrick’s Gay Parade”, Sep 3, 2014). Archibold is right. This is indeed “shameful.” Catholics need clarity on marriage and family from its leadership, not more confusion.
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Is Technology Making Us Rude?
Is Technology Making Us Rude?
By Karl Erickson
One of my favorite authors is C.S. Lewis, the creator of the wonderful Narnian Chronicles and so much more. He is said to have received thousands of letters from fans throughout his lifetime, but the more remarkable thing is that he endeavored to personally reply to each one. I keep thinking about this example when my inbox overflows with messages
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