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My oldest is a girl. She is turning seventeen soon and I've begun—too late—to review how we've raised her. And I'm beginning to think...

"Do the best you can, with what you have, where you are" —Theodore Roosevelt. This is a motto that naturally keeps following me...

One of the best resources for Catholic parents (besides the Me & My House program, of course!) lives very close by. It is the mom and dad...

Being a Dad is awesome. Dads are their children’s heroes. When I come home after work, my youngest stands at the railing waiting for me...

The latest Disney hit movie Encanto is filled with several musical scenes and catchy lyrics. Before my kids had even seen the movie, they...

Recently, I was invited by a local chapter of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) to celebrate a Mass and lead the group in a Crowning of...

A child's Baptism is more than just a Catholic parent's duty. It is the moment when original sin is washed away from your child's soul...

Homeschooling is something my husband and I were discerning since the first of our fourteen children arrived. It was something that I...

The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead is history’s greatest reminder that God can fix the worst that we can do. And the Lord didn’t...

At the young age of 23, I held my firstborn in my arms and felt an overwhelming love like I had never felt before. I was made for this. I...

When I first learned about Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body in University, and began to understand it better in my first few...

I was once a young mom attempting to attend daily Mass with my three little ones (ages 3, 2 and 1). One morning, an older woman...

I attended a college session last week with Jonathon van Maren where we learned about the scourge of porn in our society. It was...

In every worthwhile endeavour, it is important to know your “why.” And when it comes to our celebrations, we Catholics are very good at...

As we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day today, I have to admit that I’m a sucker for a good love story. I’m biased in that I particularly...

“So, as a parent, do you think about your kids’ vocations?” Recently, I called up a friend of mine who, unlike me, actually has children,...

“Parenting is easy,” said no one. Ever. From the first moments of their existence, these little humans we co-created rely on us...

In just a few short weeks, we’ll be celebrating the 7th birthday of our twins. Our twins are a living testament to how God answers very...

Epiphany ends the Twelve Days of Christmas. It is the day we celebrate the three Wise men coming to see Jesus. Traditionally, this is a...

At this time of year—right at the beginning—we all have the tendency to take a fresh look at where we are in our lives. And that is a...