Catholic Commentary: Family Life
Marion Fernandez-Cueto: Hands to Heaven Nov 12
This woman will be saved by childbearing.
William Fahey: A Just War Theory of Homeschooling Nov 12
A fully Catholic understanding of the family and education is vital.
Danielle Bean: Sanitized Childhood Nov 9
Three basic needs that get lost in the "sanitation."
Danielle Bean: Going Dental Oct 26
With God, even our biggest worries will be small enough to hold in our hands.
Marjorie Campbell: Managing Men Oct 5
Women manipulating men has a long Judeo-Christian history.
Danielle Bean: Another Day in the Life Sep 25
A peek inside my windows (please don't mind the mess).
Kate Wicker: Tough Love Sep 18
We are entitled to very little except for God's love.
Danielle Bean: Riding the Waves Sep 11
My tumultuous introduction to marriage and family life.
George Sim Johnston: Preparing for Marriage Sep 10
Secrets of a happy marriage...
Marjorie Campbell: Womb Humor Sep 4
It's gross and disrespectful, and I wish it would stop.
Danielle Bean: I Sob Because I Care Aug 28
Our jaded world could use a little extra heartfelt love and emotion.
Armstrong Williams: Why Marriage Matters Aug 27
There is more to raising children than just food, clothing, and shelter.
Danielle Bean: Backward Thinking Moves Me Forward Aug 14
I refuse to apologize for embracing the traditional split of household tasks.
Danielle Bean: For the Love of a Balloon Aug 3
Love is embracing each fragile, fleeting moment for the blessing that it is.
H. Crocker III: Making Babies - A Very Different Look at Natural Family Planning Jul 13
"Use NFP: It Doesn't Work!"
Danielle Bean: One 'Yes' at a Time Jul 6
God never asks us to say anything more than yes to right now.
Susie Lloyd: The Best Father's Day Gift Jun 22
A feeling of complete ineptitude when it comes to buying presents.
Danielle Bean: I'm No Super Mom Jun 12
I couldn't do it either. Until, with God's help, I did.
Kate Wicker: Why Young Children Belong at Mass Jun 5
If we are truly a pro-life people, then how can we not welcome children?
Danielle Bean: My Kingdom for a Pencil May 15
The little things that wear away at a mother's psyche.
Joanna Bogle: The House in North Street May 15
Buildings hold memories and help to shape your world, your ideas, and opinions.
Fr. Roger Landry: The Future Depends on Love May 11
Suffering a crisis of confidence from within.
Fr. Roger Landry: A Sleeping Giant Awakes May 11
Banning the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex couples.
Fr. Dwight Longenecker: Marriage in the Public Eye Apr 21
Not only involves the whole community, but the whole communion of saints.
Danielle Bean: Soul-Healing Humor Apr 20
An unabashedly honest peek into the life of a homeschooling mother of many.
Danielle Bean: Be Not Afraid Apr 3
It can be hard to feel brave.
Danielle Bean: My Oasis Mar 23
"I don't need an oasis; I've got oceans."
Marjorie Campbell: The Marriage Stretch Mar 2
"...and the two become one flesh."
Danielle Bean: Sleep Is for Wimps Feb 23
No parent has a right to expect a good night's sleep.
Robert Reilly: The Politics of Porn Feb 23
Nothing so undermines the marital sexual bond as does pornography.
Kate Wicker: Six Tips for a Healthy and Happy Marriage Feb 16
No oversized stuffed animals bearing red hearts required.
Danielle Bean: Forbidden Fruit -- and Sponges Feb 6
Parenthood: The hardest thing, the most wonderful thing, and the most daunting.
Danielle Bean: On This Rock Jan 23
A reminder of the sturdy foundation my marriage is meant to be for our family.
Deal Hudson: Adoption - A Love Story Jan 19
"I was smiling so hard my face hurt."
Danielle Bean: Meeting Mary Jan 12
My little son met Mary -- he saw power and beauty in her glowing image.
John Zmirak: Time for Pre-Canine Counseling Jan 6
Hope that a loving Father will provide for our children and beagles a livable world.
David Mills: Contraception and Conversion Jan 2
It changed our marriage as the articles had promised.
Deal Hudson: Christmas Morning - The Rules Dec 26
The feast...seemed even sweeter then because we followed the rules.
Marjorie Campbell: A Fine Thing Dec 26
Requires a care that does not always come easily, and is easily forgotten.
Danielle Bean: A Simple Little Christmas Dec 22
I pray that God will help me see the small things.
Danielle Bean: Glamour Moms Dec 12
Perfect motherhood might be a myth, but happy motherhood is real.
Marjorie Campbell: Birth Plans and Market Crashes Nov 18
Sometimes it's best to toss our plans...
Fr. Roger Landry: Hand-in-Hand in Heaven Oct 17
Role models for Catholic married couples.
Fr. Roger Landry: Martyrs for Marriage Jun 24
Like John the Baptist, we were born with a mission. Maybe this is it.
Fr. Roger Landry: Jesus and Marriage Feb 13
A crisp and clear presentation of what is already recognizable by reason.
Jim Bemis: A Christmas Film Festival Jan 21
Taking part in our favorite holiday traditions.
Jim Bemis: Reason for Hope Jan 13
How the Bemis family celebrates Saint Patrick's Day.
Deal Hudson: The Marriage Amendment Fails... For Now Feb 1
A look at how the Catholic senators voted.
Danielle Bean: Gift of Grace Oct 27
it is goodness and generosity poured out on the poorest, weakest of souls.
Danielle Bean: Scheduled Chaos Oct 3
Forever attempting to simplify my family's frantic schedule.
David Mills: This Old World's Tawdry Voices Sep 25
There's only so much a parent can do to keep out the world.
Anthony Esolen: Marriage in a Cubicle Sep 22
All is a matter of personal choice, and therefore all is arbitrary, and alienated.
Danielle Bean: Sounding Out Sep 19
Little things are important because of what they mean when they come together.
Simcha Fisher: Looking Catholic Sep 12
I like being a Catholic; I do. I like people assuming we must be Catholic.
Marjorie Campbell: Missing Mariruthe Sep 5
It is in their leaving that we are, thereby, made to seek God.
Danielle Bean: Finer Things Aug 22
I do have nice things. Thanks be to God, I do.
Marjorie Campbell: Rats, Roaches, and Queens Aug 15
A place of wonder and love for my family, a place often beyond my control.
Eric Pavlat: Genealogy - My Fathers and Our Father Aug 8
Each moment is precious and needs to be valued for itself.
David Carlin: Is Gay Marriage Good for Families? Jul 29
I'm a little wary when I hear this prediction coming from an Episcopal priest.
Mary Jo Anderson: Sins of Omission - Catholics, Marriage, and Politics Jul 22
Catholics wrestle key moral issues each time an election cycle is upon us.
Danielle Bean: Coveting and Contentment Jul 11
Sometimes find myself aching for a trim and tidy life.
Kate Wicker: Why I Nurse at the Mall... and at Mass Jul 4
I'm a nursing mom and I'm not shy about it.
David Mills: Gay Marriage and the Slippery Slope to Polygamy Jun 23
The logical connection between homosexuality and polygamy.
Marjorie Campbell: It's Going According to Plan Jun 20
Together, through the disappointment and joy, we live our hope, our purpose.
Brian Pessaro: Blame It on Mr. Blackitt Jun 19
Original sin being what it is, however, I'm not too hopeful.
Danielle Bean: A Mother's Space Jun 13
It's what a mother does. But that doesn't mean we don't sometimes get tired of it.
Danielle Bean: Being There May 30
Being a stay-at-home mom isn't always a glamorous ride.
Dale O'Leary: May, but Can't May 20
Calling a same-sex relationship a marriage doesn't make it so.
Danielle Bean: 'Are They All Yours?' May 16
Rules of conduct for those who encounter a mother of many children.
Danielle Bean: Play Ball! May 2
Some Baseball Mom Basics.
Danielle Bean: Seeking Smallness Apr 4
With the help of the small people who share my life.
David Warren: Defining Marriage Mar 24
Laws criminalizing open discussion of the institution of marriage.
Danielle Bean: Taste and See Mar 21
Believe, He tells us. Even when you don't see, believe.
Danielle Bean: 'Good Enough' Mom Mar 7
None of us can have it all, but I have what really matters.
Danielle Bean: Precious 'Pip' Feb 22
Some irrational part of me wishes that I could hold back time.
Marjorie Campbell: A Psalm for Serotonin Feb 15
"I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land."
Danielle Bean: Today Is Not Forever Feb 8
However long it might seem...
Danielle Bean: Feel the Music Jan 25
I have a weakness for big-haired, Eighties rock bands. Forgive me.
Danielle Bean: Ouch Jan 11
The best we can do is love them.
Susie Lloyd: Be Still Oh Everyone! Dec 21
Everybody has "views" about breastfeeding.
Danielle Bean: Baby Business Dec 15
Even for the tiniest details I might one day forget, thanks be to God.
Danielle Bean: Woman To Woman Nov 16
Let's encourage one another.
Danielle Bean: Oh Boy Nov 2
I learned by doing...
Danielle Bean: Batman Oct 19
Batman lives at my house.
Danielle Bean: One Day in the Life of a Home Schooling Mom Oct 5
Humbling peek inside a "normal" day.
Danielle Bean: I Love Homeschooling... I Hate Homeschooling Sep 27
An awfully hard commitment to make and to keep on making.
David Warren: Motherhood May 6
The key to fighting Catholic in secular trenches.
Joanna Bogle: Marriage, Divorce and a Seaside Town Dec 31
History offers no evidence of a godless consumerist society ever surviving.
