The spectacular joy and challenge of motherhood

Mother's Day is upon us once more. The yearly celebration is marked by bouquets of strangled dandelions held closely by chubby little fists, colorful cards of crayon and construction paper, singing your praises as the best pancake maker and storyteller in the

Lent is about love: A Challenge for Families

As the faithful continue to journey through Lent toward Easter, Dr. Greg Popcak, author, counselor and radio host, looks at the need for family members to dedicate their sacrifices to things that will facilitate love withing the home: “As we continue through

A family dog and the gift of choosing to love

After many years of kids begging, the Warden household has a dog once again. As Scott Warden shares in his latest column, their family had a goldendoodle from 2010 until he passed away in 2018. Named Bear — which was fitting, given

How to deal with family chaos at Christmas

In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Simcha Fisher writes about her large family at Christmastime — the good and the ugly, with different personality dynamics. She writes: “One of the great mercies of being the mother of a large family is

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