The U.S. Catholic bishops’ guidelines for Lenten fasting and abstinence absolve children from the dietary restrictions, but as a family we have always chosen...
Family
Explore U.S. Catholic articles on family—reflections, guidance, and stories about parenting, marriage, and building faith-filled homes.
My wife and I are in the thick of the newborn phase with our first baby, Frances. In normal times, parenting a newborn is intense: sleepless nights, constant...
City-owned grocery stores were among the potpourri of notions that New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, floated during a campaign that upset the city’s...
Looking ahead to the new year in those final weeks of 2024, I found myself laying the groundwork for what became something of a family social experiment. With...
“It just doesn’t feel like a holiday without pasta,” my mother-in-law told us as she set a steaming bowl of tortellini onto the table in preparation for...
Do you ever feel like you’re “accomplishing Christmas” rather than savoring Christmas? Ironically, in this season designed to celebrate and enjoy God-with-us...
In September 2022, my wife and I started trying to have a baby. We were sure that we would be pregnant within a few months, and have a child within the year...
A Bible verse that lodged itself in my adolescent mind was Romans 9:13, a passage in which Paul references the book of Malachi: “As it is written, ‘I [God]...
My two best friends happen to be the daughters of one of my mom’s closest friends—we all grew up together—which means my friends and I get to talk about our...
When I have a child in my psychotherapy office, I spend the first session building rapport and getting to know my new client. I do this through games, art, a...
