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
However much you and your children think you love the TV show “Bluey,” Catholic parent, author and radio host Katie Prejean McGrady and her family probably love it more — not only because of its entertainment value, but because it is the
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
Recent news about the loss of faith and religious commitment in young adults may leave parents feeling helpless, as if the monster of secularism and apathy will inevitably swallow up their kids. In fact, when we look at the childhoods of young
Kamila Valieva’s free skate and its aftermath at the Beijing Olympics were five of the most difficult minutes of an Olympic Games to watch in recent memory, writes the members of the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board. Valieva, who went into the
With so many problems and challenges in the world, especially worsened by the pandemic, people can find strength and guidance in St. Joseph, Pope Francis said.
"Precisely in this time that is so difficult, we needed someone who could encourage us, help us,