Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only a third (35%) of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs.
In a new essay, Sara Perla addresses the worrying numbers of young people leaving the Catholic Church and what parents can do about it. She writes: “Everyone knows (I think!) that parents have the primary responsibility for raising their children in the
In her latest column, Gretchen R. Crowe, editor-in-chief of OSV News, reminisces about her girlhood desire to own an American Girl doll. “Growing up, my best friend had the American Girl doll ‘Molly.’ Molly Jean McIntire, to give her her full name,
Elizabeth Scalia explores how parenting has been affected by technology and how it can be a real threat to ordinary family dynamics
A few years ago, the world was caught up with Marie Kondo, who made a name for herself by encouraging people to tidy up their spaces in order to live a better life. She was in the news again recently after saying
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
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
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.
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
Catholic dad Lenny DeLorenzo begins a new series of articles with Letters to Young Parents. In his first letter, Lenny talks about the hardest thing about parenting: “The hardest thing about parenting is that who you are matters most … if you