Gretchen R. Crowe, editor-in-chief of OSV News, writes about the latest goings-on in her house: namely the nighttime wanderings of her 3- and 5-year-olds. She writes: “We probably should be more firm with the bigs about staying in their beds all night.
Family groups have condemned a new draft law that would recognize 16 different "family types" in the traditionally Catholic country.
"For three years, they have been weaving this plan to deconstruct the family -- to break it up according to different circumstances, and
God promises healing from generation to generation, but to those who are suffering from the effects of family abuse and dysfunction, the hope of such healing can be so hard to believe. As Erin McCole Cupp writes in an essay for Our
Colleen Pressprich writes about making memories in the Advent season with her family by cultivating a sense of presence in the season. With her family’s scheduling, she says that by paying attention to how we all feel and experience love, she is
With several of his cousins and their children and grandchildren present, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Asti cathedral, giving a nod to his family roots and drawing people's attention to the root of Christian faith: the cross of Jesus.
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Erin McCole Cupp, who writes about trauma from a Catholic perspective, writes a new essay as the Church honors the Holy Souls in purgatory throughout the month of November. We are called to pray for the loved ones who have gone before
To celebrate the Communion of Saints in heaven on All Saints’ Day, Catholic writer and mom Colleen Pressprich shares her family’s reading list, aimed at informing and inspiring kids young and old to live out their faith: “Reading is one of my
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, explores the findings of the latest American Family Survey. While there was some data that was encouraging, and some that was discouraging, the survey showed, essentially, that Catholics aren’t much different than members of
In a new column for Our Sunday Visitor, Pauline Sister Nancy Usselman writes that parenting today can be difficult given the fact that kids have almost constant access to media via their smartphones. “As a media literacy educator, I try to offer
Dr. Greg Popcak explores the problem with trying to adapt practices of monastic living to family life: “While families can certainly gain tremendous inspiration from our monastic and religious brothers and sisters, when families try too hard to adopt monastic spiritual practices