Around 2 a.m. on November 6, once it was clear what the election outcome would be, I finally went to sleep. It was not a restful night. Every time I woke up, I...
Parenting
Prophet Muhammad was no stranger to death. He buried his own six children. Three of them died in infancy and three others in young adulthood. His only...
My husband and I make a great team when it comes to educating ourselves on all things related to parenting. I read the literature; he remembers the content...
The statistics about young people’s participation in the American church look bleak. When we look at Christian young people under 30 especially, they are far...
Growing up, I had no television, so we rarely had a chance to watch political debates. But today, watching these events is a family affair. We’ve seen debates...
Unlike most other parents, I don’t dread the beginning of the school year because of the kid-related stress (though it definitely contributes to the anxiety of...
Ryan Stollar is an author and cofounder of Homeschoolers Anonymous. “I grew up with a version of Christianity, God, and the Bible that was, in my experience...
Growing up, Rozella Apel-Hernández had dozens of nonbiological aunts and uncles. Apel-Hernández, now 24, was born and raised at Beatitude House Catholic Worker...
Why are some given the chance to grandparent? Maybe to grow closer to God later in life, or so God can use this time to transform us. The most cantankerous...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also...