All of us are tasked not only to grow in our own faith but to pass on the truths of our faith to our children.
Tag: children
Building bridges in a divided world
“Ow! You twisted my arm!” my son complained to his sister.
Offer the best we have in simple acts of love
Everyone experiences personal difficulties at some point, times of heavy crosses we must carry for a short time or all our lives.
Approach the Triduum with childlike wonder
On my nephew’s birthday long ago, when I was sleeping over at my sister’s house, I was awakened by my wide-eyed nephew tearing through the house.
Searching for, finding God all around us
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We have been watching old family videos lately from when our children were very young.
“I’m so grateful we have these videos,” I told my husband, “because there is so much I don’t remember from those chaotic years.”Praying about death
Before our current pandemic, I occasionally had the opportunity to spend time with some of my far-flung godchildren.
Explaining the world while protecting childhood
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When my son’s loose front tooth popped out after weeks of wiggling it back and forth, he and I were both still surprised.
He had been just resting on the couch, chewing gum.
Lenten quarantine: on fasting and gratitude
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Sometimes God must drive us to our knees before we look up to Him, helpless as small children.
It was several days since the worldwide coronavirus pandemic had been announced.
Schools had closed and we were dutifully isolating our whole family in our home.
Dealing with fear
Slowly fear crept in for our vulnerable loved ones as we read about the daily news of the spreading virus.Catholic schools teach children who they are
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It seems these days that our culture is focused on the question of individual identity. Young people are searching to find out who they are.
They are yearning to define themselves in the world and to give their lives specific meaning. Whether it is the type of clothes they wear, the music they listen to, the food they eat, the company they keep, or their social media profile and postings on Facebook and Instagram, etc., everyone seems to be engaged in the tasking of forging a unique identity in the search to add meaning and significance to their life.
Searching for meaning
The question of the meaning of human existence is not new. People have been asking this ever since the dawn of time. “Who am I?” “What is the meaning of life?” “What is the meaning of my life?”Memorial service for aborted children to be held in Dane
DANE — On Saturday, Sept. 14, pro-life Americans throughout the country will gather at the gravesites of aborted babies and other memorial sites dedicated in their honor for the seventh annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.
Solemn vigils will be held at these sites to commemorate the more than 60 million children who have lost their lives to legal abortion since 1973, and to remind our society of the humanity of the unborn child.