What does a Pope pray before bed? Pope Francis' bedtime prayer is one that we can all easily incorporate into our nightly routine. With the beautiful simplicity of this prayer, we can teach our children to come before the Cross of Christ and meditate on what He has...
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These 10 Married Saints Teach Us How Marriage Can Lead To Holiness
Did you know there are several married Saints? As our society likes to frequently remind us, marriage is no easy task. To live out the vocation of marriage requires a great deal of self-sacrifice and self-discipline. In the Sacrament of Marriage, both the husband...
Does The LEGO Batman Movie Have A Catholic Agenda?
It seems that movies these days are no longer merely for entertainment purposes. The majority have an underlying social message that they are trying to get across to viewers. Is The LEGO Batman Movie one of these films? Well, probably not, but you will find several...
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...
Letter from a Single Dad – You are not alone this Father’s Day (or any day)
In the United States, the number of single dads continues to increase. In the 1960's there were just 300,000 households led by single fathers, but in the most recent survey by Pew Research that number rose to 2.6 million. As a Catholic faith community, we must show...
An Extraordinarily Beautiful Video Series About The Value Of Family And Marriage
One of the most misunderstood teachings of our time is what the Catholic Church says about sexuality, marriage, and family life. The beauty of what our Church truly believes is often overshadowed by what the media distorts it to be. As a result, there is truly a lack...
Children Are So Much Work! Are They Worth It?
At a first glance, the idea of parenthood and having children is pretty insane. Parenthood is demanding. From the moment of conception till their death, and particularly till they are out of your house, your life is theirs. Grab your bucket, because you better be...
10 Great Ways To Teach Your Child To Pray
Praying with your child is a vital part of their faith journey. Whether you are a parent, godparent, aunt, uncle or sibling, introducing your child to a life of prayer is arguably the biggest gift you can give them, because you are teaching them how to communicate...
10 Saints Who Were Mothers
In our modern world, it is essential to have role models of women who exhibit virtues and willingly embrace the joys and challenges of motherhood. We are fortunate that our Church has many Saints who were also mothers and can inspire us to live out our vocation with...
7 Tips To Keep The “Holy” In First Holy Communion
My second grader is preparing to make his First Holy Communion next month. It is such an honor to help your child get ready to receive Jesus for the first time. I know that he is very excited about the Sacrament. Still, several times over these last few weeks, I...
How Do We Communicate The Joy Of Family Life To The World?
This video put out by What's Up Moms is a hilarious parody on Taylor Swift's popular song Blank Space. What's Up Moms accurately portray the life of a mom of young children and the desperate need for caffeine when you have a house full of young children. ...
How To Be A Great Parent In One Easy Step!
Handle with Care combines factual information with parenting experiencing to take a light-hearted look at how to care for a newborn baby. A Deeper Look at Being a Parent Of course, if anyone thought parenting was a matter of completing a checklist like this one,...
Think Family: how one generation loves, the next generation learns.
Catholic-link.com - "Think Family" is a Korean project looking to raise awareness of how important family values are. The video shows the importance of the love between parents and children seen through the eyes of a boy. It makes for a good moment to look again at...