Pope Francis announces yearlong reflection on family, ‘Amoris Laetitia’

As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love.

Prayers for the road

Driving is an intensely social act. That fact has been brought home to me these past few months as Frank has been learning to drive.

Meet the new dog

There is a time and season for everything, and this week, for us, was time for a new dog. We had to put our old dog, Polly, to sleep after more than 11 years with us. By the next day, Teresa and Frank were looking at the websites for local animal shelters, scouting out likely prospects. Within a week, we went to a shelter, met one of the dogs they’d had their eye on, and brought her home.

Laundry Day

“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” That’s what Benjamin Franklin famously said in a 1789 letter.

Maryville’s nursery fills in before a crisis can happen

Ten years ago, when Maryville Academy’s executive director School Sister of St. Francis Catherine...

Archbishop speaks to the synod

What follows is the text of my intervention at the Synod of Bishops.

Go fly a kite

You hear the phrase, “Go fly a kite,” and you think someone is telling you to get lost, stop wast...

Falling down

If you’re going for cute, it’s hard to beat a couple of dozen preschoolers on ice skates. Add in ...

How do you pass on the faith to your children?

For Christina Bowman, efforts to pass on her Catholic faith to her two young children start with attending Mass at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Rosemont, every Sunday, in the first row.

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