Catholic Commentary: Family Life

Fr. Roger Landry: Pushing the Reset Button  Oct 10
End campaign against the institution of marriage and religious freedom.

Fr. Roger Landry: The Joint Defense of Marriage and Democracy  Apr 1
The most vital and defining issue of our day.

Fr. Roger Landry: The President's Abdication of His Oath and Responsibilities  Mar 4
Instructions to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court.

Danielle Bean: Another Day, Another Ride  Feb 11
The good, the bad, the ugly, and the mundane of a recent Wednesday.

Fr. Roger Landry: A Full Pastoral Commitment to Adequate Marriage Preparation  Feb 11
Lack of adequate marriage preparation in parishes and dioceses.

Simcha Fisher: No Petty Virtues  Feb 4
Everything that comes from God is a form of love.

Danielle Bean: Mommy Wars, Schmommy Wars  Jan 28
The media's notion of the "Mommy Wars" is largely a fabricated stereotype.

B. F. Smith: Just In Case  Jan 27
A workshop on what to do if suddenly widowed.

Jennifer Roche: To Love, Honor, and Betray  Jan 14
Does secular society still maintain some "old-fashioned" values?

Danielle Bean: The Long and Whining Road  Jan 7
We might be weird, but we are family.

Danielle Bean: The Joys of Boys  Dec 10
Doing things differently when it comes to feelings, words, and conflicts.

Danielle Bean: Littering Love  Nov 19
Children don't litter the earth; they renew it.

Steve Skojec: On Not Raising Sheltered Kids  Nov 11
We parents do our best to act as filters, but we can't do it perfectly.

Danielle Bean: In the Company of Saints and Sinners  Nov 5
Our communion has become more tangible and real.

Edwin Delattre: The Test of Intimacy  Oct 28
A uniquely powerful motive for trying to think and speak truthfully.

Danielle Bean: Outsourcing  Oct 22
Some things are just plain worth the money you spend on them.

Eve Tushnet: The Great Unweaving  Oct 14
The connection between abortion and gay marriage.

Danielle Bean: Momnipotent  Oct 1
Pleased to be the hands that support them, on their birthdays and every day.

Kate Wicker: Talking Frankly about Ecological Breastfeeding  Sep 24
Why don't more Catholic women know about EBF?

Ellen Fielding: Last Homely House - On Revisiting Children's Books  Sep 23
A way of instituting another kind of family meal.

Kate Wicker: Up in the Air  Aug 27
Children are works in progress. They need molding.

Russell Shaw: Marriage and the New Morality  Aug 27
A new version of morality locked in a fierce struggle with the older version.

Danielle Bean: Vanity, Thy Name Is Mother  Aug 6
I am pretty sure that this life here is a beautiful thing.

Steve Skojec: The Adventures of a Stay-at-Home Dad  Jul 30
Being with my kids while they're still little is something I'll never regret.

Eric Pavlat: Five Ways to Talk to the Left about Same-Sex Marriage  Jul 29
Avoid the standard pitfalls that accompany these discussions.

Richard McGuire: Children Say the Darndest Things  Jul 20
A father who is trying to document the crimes of his four children.

Kate Wicker: Detachment Parenting - Learning to Let Go  Jul 16
"Losing her so that she may be found."

Carol Kennedy: Turning the Tables - Family on the Attack  Jul 8
Every Catholic family should have an idea of what God has called them to.

Danielle Bean: Home Is Not a Place  Jun 25
A house is just a house. But home is wherever we are. Together.

Benjamin Wiker: The Meaning of Marriage  Oct 17
A culture bent on wearing away any definite meaning to marriage.

Deal Hudson: To Be Adopted and To Adopt  Jun 21
Such sacrificial love is found in God.

Kate Wicker: Mom the Missionary  Jun 18
A mother's mission field is in her children's souls and in the heart of her home.

Marge Fenelon: The Little Consecration  Jun 16
My secret for getting through these past six years of being a military mom.

Danielle Bean: My Prickly Priest  Jun 11
The importance of loving others the way they want to be loved.

Marjorie Campbell: The Paycheck Pushback  May 21
The pesky paycheck plagues mothers.

Dale O'Leary: Are We Losing the Fight for Traditional Marriage?  May 17
Losing the right as citizens to petition and change the laws.

Jennifer Kaczor: The Understudy  May 14
Mothers have unconditional love for their daughters.

Anthony Esolen: Culture of Divorce, Culture of Death  Mar 13
Divorce destroys a world; it smothers an echo of Eden.

Joanna Bogle: Legislating Intolerance - Is Marriage a Dying Institution in England?  Jul 2
New laws are going to have a marked impact on all of this.

Katrina Zeno: Single Living in a Couple's World  Apr 29
Coupleness was in, marriage was out, and I was still single.

Danielle Bean: One Little Thing at a Time  Apr 29
"Faithfulness in little things is a big thing."

Danielle Bean: Cries and Compromise  Mar 19
We can do this. It's just that some parts of doing will be different.

Arturo Vasquez: Holy Things for the Holy?  Mar 12
Only Christ can make us holy, and He invites all to the sacraments.

Danielle Bean: What Love Looks Like  Mar 5
A good mom knows not only when to lay down the law but also when she's licked.

John Zmirak: John Zmirak Must Die  Mar 4
"Can't I just pick limbo?"

Deal Hudson: More Disturbing News about the CCHD  Feb 2
Overwhelming evidence about CCC's positions on abortion, same-sex marriage.

Danielle Bean: Love, Honor, and Take for Granted?  Jan 22
Are we not supposed to love the men we marry?

Danielle Bean: So Now They're Teens  Jan 12
There is no magic formula; there is only grace.

Deal Hudson: Catholic Politicians Supporting Same-Sex Marriage Legislation  Jan 7
Citizens appear to be on the side of the bishops, not the dissenters in Congress.

Danielle Bean: Let the Santa Wars Begin  Dec 22
The Die-Hard Believers versus the Truth-Demanders.

Danielle Bean: Glimpses of God  Nov 30
We just need to slow down and treasure those moments for what they are.

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: The Way to Celebrate a Wedding Anniversary  Jul 11
"A father and a mother who were more worthy of heaven than of earth."

Fr. Roger Landry: The Lay Catholics' Moment on Marriage  May 30
Be the light God wants with regard to the gift of marriage He has given us.

Fr. Roger Landry: Learning From Our Catholic Heroes How To Be Catholic  Jun 22
How to be good servants of others through being God's good servants first.

Fr. Roger Landry: Who God Is and Who We Are in His Image  Jun 1
Why marriage in God's plan is so important.

Fr. Roger Landry: Strengthening Marriage  Feb 9
It is increasingly important to have a day like World Marriage Day.

Fr. Roger Landry: Doing Their Duty and Keeping Their Promises  Jan 5
Another sign of how much work supporters of marriage need to continue to do.

Fr. Roger Landry: Married Love and Life  Dec 8
Pray that couples respond wholeheartedly to that marriage invitation.

Fr. Roger Landry: The Stakes of January 2nd  Nov 17
The recess is just a charade to try to kill the petition without voting on it.

Fr. Roger Landry: The Harms of Same-Sex Marriage  Nov 3
How the redefinition of marriage will result in tangible harm to others.

Fr. Roger Landry: On to November 9th — and 7th  Jul 21
Delay pushed by MPA opponents in the hope that it will change the outcome.

Fr. Roger Landry: Giving Humanity a Future  Jul 14
On basis of human nature, it's man and woman who are ordained to one another.

Fr. Roger Landry: Marital Rights and Responsibilities  Jul 7
The legislator's assertions taken one-by-one.

Fr. Roger Landry: July 4th and 12th  Jun 30
Will our system of government remain of the people, by the people, for the people?

Fr. Roger Landry: Taking a Stand With Christ  Jun 16
Go on the record and declare where they stand on the issue of marriage.

Fr. Roger Landry: Religious Freedom Endangered  Mar 31
Agencies will be forced to violate Church teaching and workers' consciences.

Fr. Roger Landry: Obeying God Rather Than Men  Mar 10
Catholic adoption professionals cannot in good conscience ignore such realities.

Fr. Roger Landry: Jesus and the Truth about Marriage  Sep 16
Four things pertinent to the issue of same-sex marriage.

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.


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