Managing editor Scott Warden writes that while his family hasn’t had a vacation in years, his family has a Great American Road Trip planned for next summer. To get there, though, like so many families across the country, they’ll have to navigate
In her latest column for Our Sunday Visitor, Kathryn Jean Lopez looks at the inspiring and raw new album by pop singer Alanis Morissette, who sings about motherhood and familial love, but also healing from past abuse — something far too many
In his latest Family Matters column, Dr. Greg Pocak responds to those who think the term “domestic church” is too exclusive. What about divorced households? What about single-parent households? Or singles? Or grandparents? What about all the other household arrangements that exist?
Since January, Dr. Greg Popcak has devoted his column to exploring the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life, a model of family spirituality that helps families encounter Christ more meaningfully at home. How well is your family living the three rites that make
In this latest Openers column, managing editor Scott Warden writes about his reaction to the recent burning of the 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission Church in Los Angeles, built by St. Junipero Serra. “The fire, while tragic, also seems symbolic,” writes Warden. “So
Leonard DeLorenzo observes that the gift in the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic is a kind of reset in the standard way of doing things. We are going to call what comes after “normal” no matter what it is. Now is the
In his latest “Family Matters” column, Dr. Greg Popcak writes that “there are solid reasons to hope that we’ll all be able to move past the worry, anxiety and tension that has gripped the world these last several weeks and months. That
Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden writes that he had never had a talk about race with his children, until he and his family watched as peaceful protests turned violent in his hometown. He writes, “We never sat our daughter down
Over the past month or so, Scott Warden and his family have been binge-watching a show called “Alone.” The show follows 10 skilled survivalists who are left in the wilderness with minimal equipment and forced to live off of the land until
In his latest Family Matters column for Our Sunday Visitor, Dr. Greg Popcak continues his series on the liturgy of domestic church life. He writes that one of the key ways families can ensure they are in right relationship with God is