If I ask you to imagine the middle child of the Brady Bunch—Jan—shaking her head and lamenting “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia,” can you picture her knitted forehead...
Parenting
Explore U.S. Catholic articles on parenting and family life: insights, stories, and resources for modern Catholic families.
When my husband and I brought each of our babies for baptism, the church posed two questions: “What name do you give your child?” and “What do you ask of God’s...
“Fatherhood is a vocation in God’s service to be not held lightly or frivolously, but with the serious determination of serious men.” —Father...
One of the finest fruits of this now multiyear global pandemic has been the extended time it allowed me to spend with my three children. By working from home...
On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking the two blocks from his home in New York City to his school bus stop. He was never found. In...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My son is not living up to his responsibilities raising my 6-year-old grandson in the faith. He starts...
When I was pregnant for the first time, my husband and I lived on the edge of the world in Big Sur, California. We spent hours hiking the beaches, cliffs, and...
“God’s Providence is in all things, it’s always present.” —Saint Gianna Beretta Molla Anything but passive, pregnancy deserves awe BY...
What do slides, cashews, grandparents, undies, and the color yellow have in common? Well, besides their contributions to the good life, they’re all regularly...
I have spent the majority of the past three years of my life either pregnant or breastfeeding. While my collective 16 months of pregnancy with children born...
