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

The power of presence

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

Why I’m worried robots are replacing real relationships

Associate editor Ava Lalor writes about an ad she recently encountered featuring a friendly robot geared toward helping kids with social interactions and emotional processing. While it seems like a fun product at first glance, Lalor shares her concerns with this new