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Crying uncle: A priest plays dad

Monday, June 14, 2010
Crying uncle: A priest plays dad
No one can strike terror in the heart of a grownup quite like a 16-year-old girl.

How to protect our children from sexual abuse

Friday, May 7, 2010
Preventing child sexual abuse begins with talking to your children about it. Dolores Curran provides some strategies to help.

Heart to heart: Mary and motherhood

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Heart to heart: Mary and motherhood
Fact: Parents worry about their kids every day. No one knows this more than Mary.

We've got Spirit! Learning from evangelicals

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
We've got Spirit! Learning from evangelicals
Catholics can learn a thing or two from our evangelical sisters and brothers.

Catholic with an evangelical twist

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Catholic with an evangelical twist
Learning from evangelicals isn’t as simple as introducing praise and worship music and talking about a personal relationship with Christ at your next youth group meeting.

Ground rules for a peaceful home

Friday, March 19, 2010
Ground rules for a peaceful home
With more adult children moving back home with their parents due to the economy, experts agree: Establish guidelines in advance to avoid arguments down the road. Communication is the first key keeping everybody happy. Here are tips to ease the transition of the new living arrangements.  For parents: 1. Set specific boundaries to keep everyone on the same page.

Coming home to roost: "Boomerang" kids move back in with their parents

Friday, March 19, 2010
Coming home to roost:
So your son graduated from college, can’t find a job, and needs a place to live—what’s a parent to do?

Go outside and play

Monday, March 15, 2010
Go outside and play
Falls and fresh air can teach kids the most important lessons of faith and life.

Will work for peace in everyday life

Monday, February 22, 2010
Will work for peace in everyday life
For Heidi Tousignant, the faith-formation director from Minnesota, having studied peace in college relates directly to some of her most important-and unpaid-work. As a parent "it absolutely enhances my vision of how to raise kids," she says.

Whip It!

Monday, October 26, 2009
Whip It!
Directed by Drew Barrymore (Fox Searchlight, 2009) In Drew Barrymore’s new film about tattooed Texas lasses on skates, Ellen Page, who played a glib pregnant teen in Juno (Fox Searchlight), takes a turn around the track as a spunky, frightened, and impulsive roller derby princess.
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