Tradition – The Handing on of Faith St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Corinthians: “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the...
10 Ways To Honor Your Catholic Wife On Mother’s Day (Or Any Day)
What I Notice About My Wife I am by no means a perfect husband. I have many faults and do not always show my wife how much I love her. Even when I do not mention the things I see, I do notice quite a bit. Here is what I notice. I notice when my wife gets up early to...
You’re Going To Want To Share This Song With Your Mom
JJ Heller, a popular Christian recording artist, has released a beautiful song as a tribute to her mom and you're going to want to share with your own mom this Mother's Day. Too often we don't realize what a gift our parents have been to us until we are living on our...
2 Prayers That Dads Should Memorize And Use Daily
Priest, Prophet, and King A Baptized man shares in the offices of Christ of priest, prophet, and king. A Baptized man who is the father of children is a priest, prophet, and king in a particular way. His house is his domestic church and his children are the flock that...
Catholic-Link’s Best Mother’s Day Posts
Catholic-Link's Best Mother's Day Posts "What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?" - St. Therese of Lisieux https://catholic-link.org/7-things-mom-needs-hear-mothers-day/...
How My Parents Raised Four Adult Catholics Who (Still) Love Jesus And The Church
Disclaimer: This post is not meant to be a formula for raising Catholic kids; it's simply one family's experience of how the witness of parents shaped children who became faithful Catholic adults. Each of my siblings and I got to a point in life where we had to choose...
7 Things Every Mom Needs To Hear On Mother’s Day
Most nights, although I'm exhausted at the end of the day, before I can fall asleep I stay awake thinking of all the things that I could have done differently as a mom. I replay the day in my head and inevitably hear the harsh sound of my own voice reprimanding...
Pixar Short Perfectly Captures How Parents Feel When Teens Start Dating
I'm hoping that I have at least a few years until my kids enter the world of dating. My older boys (thankfully!) still turn shades of red at the thought of liking a girl, but my first grader is a self-proclaimed "ladies' man." Though they are young, it is not too...
“The Lighthouse” – A Beautiful Animated Short About Fatherhood
I write this article on the first anniversary of my father´s death and first year in heaven. And it is not presumption or bragging: my father died one Saturday morning, wearing the Scapular of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel and with the final Sacraments administered by...
How To Encourage Your Child’s Religious Vocation? 8 Essential Tips
Events like World Youth Day or a young saint's canonization (recently, Saint José Sanchez del Río), tend to spawn a boom in vocations to the consecrated life like fungi after a storm. It’s only logical. These celebratory events in the Church can be very moving and...
That One Time Jesus Got Lost…And What It Taught Me About Parenting
Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents...
10 Things You Can Do When You Love Your Family…But They Drive You Crazy During The Holidays
Do any of these words describe your family : Aggravating, Irritating, Dysfunctional, Crazy, Weird? I'm betting that most of us can circle one that fits at least some of the time. "We put the 'fun' in dysfunctional" is a popular saying around this time of year....
Pope Francis Minute: “The Recipe for a Happy Family”
What can a Pope teach us about family life? Pope Francis took the opportunity to share about the hope provided to all families through Christ Jesus while he was visiting Ecuador this past summer. Drawing wisdom from the Wedding at Cana in which Jesus preformed...
“Falling Moon”: A Beautiful Short Animation about the Decision to Be a Mother
Torn. The feeling of contradiction within yourself. This video shows the possibilities between two different choices that this mother can make. A young single mother struggling between abandoning her baby child or not is faced with an intensely difficult decision. As...
The Beauty Of A Smile For Another: “My Beautiful Woman”
A young woman, a senior in high school, has become a mother. Rumors take flight; whispers abound. Loving, generous, humble... these precious words fail to appear on the tongues of many when speaking of this woman, as young as she is remarkable. Yes, this is a lesson...
“From 1994” Is A Reminder That Both Motherhood And Boyhood Are Sacred
We live in a moment in time when both – motherhood and boyhood – are not only the subject of societal confusion, but – worse – actually under attack. On Motherhood: Although the Church is vilified in the world for “waging a war on women,” the truth is that the most...
Behind Every Great Accomplishment, There Is A Great Mother
"Thank you, Mom. Pick Them Back Up" is a commercial that reminds us that courage and decisiveness aren't self-made attitudes. Behind the scenes of the greatest of athletes were the greatest of moms. The scenes are appealing - they make us smile, laugh, and sympathize...