By Molly Jo Rose Because I did not take my husband’s last name when we married, my self introduction always includes an apology and an explanation. The apology is not explicit. It is the sli... Read more
By Karee Santos The saints are our cheering section in heaven, rooting for us to finish the race and win the victor’s crown. They can show us how to be better people, better Catholics, and b... Read more
by Kathy Heskin On our 25th wedding anniversary, Neil and I celebrated with our faith community at Mass. By chance the Gospel was the parable of the prodigal son, but it probably wasn’t chan... Read more
by Bethany Meola Are you wondering how to grow in holiness this Lent, together with your spouse? Try following some advice from the Pope! In his homilies and addresses, Pope Francis has spok... Read more
It had been 23 years since I last attended a retreat. Having attended a Catholic girls’ school (known as St. Pedro Poveda College now although at the time that I attended it, it was called I... Read more
Human beings are creatures of habit. We do things automatically sometimes without even thinking. This is true in our parenting. We have often adopted patterned ways of reacting to our childr... Read more
By Heather Grennan Gary | USCatholic.org Mary the virgin mother is a tough act to follow. But there’s more to Catholic women than whether they’re moms. A few years ago Sarah Keen... Read more
On Monday evening Pope Francis flew to the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of the Mexican southeast state of Chiapas, where he met with families in the city’s stadium (the stadium of... Read more
Pastoral Exhortation on the Pastoral Care and Protection of Minors Beloved People of God: Among the crimes that cry the loudest to heaven for justice, hardly is any more heinous than the abu... Read more
by John Bosio, author of three books on marriage, including the recent Why Get Married in the Church, the Lifelong Blessing of a Catholic Wedding (Twenty-Third Publications). He and his wife... Read more
