Category: The Catholic Family

Open Letter to the Biomedical Community on Down Syndrome and Other "Undesirable Life"
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Open Letter to the Biomedical Community on Down Syndrome and Other “Undesirable Life”

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by on Mar 24, 2014 in Catholic Bioethics, Contraception & Abortion, Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured, Health & Fitness
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This letter is addressed to every physician, scientist, and genetic counselor who believes in a eugenic agenda that targets the unborn specifically because of diagnosed genetic anomalies. It asks a series of penetrating questions that invite thoughtful response, and are not meant to be rhetorical. The first question is: WHO? Who taught you in medical […]

Protecting Children from Abuse
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Protecting Children from Abuse

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by on Mar 21, 2014 in Featured, Parenting
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Dawn Eden is the author of My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints and the 2006 best-seller The Thrill of the Chaste. A victim of childhood sexual abuse, the Catholic convert tells of how getting to know saints who suffered abuse of various kinds has helped in her […]

Destroyed Wedding Cake
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Pope Francis Tackles the Marriage Epidemic

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by on Mar 20, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Marriage, MyChurchParish.com
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Much has been made of Catholics’ negativism toward Church teaching and practice on marriage as it was reflected in survey results released by several European bishops’ conferences and some U.S. dioceses. The mostly self-selected respondents predictably disagreed with the Church about many things, leading progressive Catholic media to claim this showed the need for change. […]

Can I Have a Catholic Marriage if I’m Not a Virgin?
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Can I Have a Catholic Marriage if I’m Not a Virgin?

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by on Mar 20, 2014 in Dating & Singles, Featured, Marriage
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Dear Anthony, I’m confused, and slightly worried. I recently read an article by a respected Catholic author talking about being married to the person you lose your virginity to, that it is a fact the Bible teaches, and that those who marry someone else are not really married in the eyes of God. It was […]

Book Review: <i>Therese, Faustina, and Bernadette</i>
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Book Review: Therese, Faustina, and Bernadette

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by on Mar 18, 2014 in Featured, Live in Christ, On Books, Women
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Elizabeth Ficocelli, raised as a non-practicing Lutheran,  did not become Catholic until she was preparing to marry her Catholic boyfriend, but even as a child, she felt that God was leading her to a special mission. To fulfill that mission, Ficocelli states that “God had in store for me amazingly heavenly helpmates who would be […]

I'd Do It For God, but Not For You?
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I’d Do It For God, but Not For You?

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by on Mar 12, 2014 in Featured, Marriage, On Books
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In Emilie Barnes book More Hours in My Day I read the story of a woman who was upset because her husband wanted her to pack his lunch everyday. She didn’t want to do it. Then Emilie asked her, “If the Lord were to ask you to pack Him a lunch, would you do it?” Her […]

Blessings
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Blessings

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by on Mar 12, 2014 in Featured, On Books, Parenting
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Last month, in a Letter to Families, Pope Francis asked families to pray for the success of October’s Synod on the Family, when bishops, priests, religious and lay experts assemble to consider the “pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.” So that the synod may have a better picture of the problems […]

Book Review: <i>Tiny Blue Lines</i>
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Book Review: Tiny Blue Lines

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by on Mar 10, 2014 in Featured, On Books, Parenting
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When Chaunie Marie Brusie faced an unplanned pregnancy in her senior year of college, she didn’t know where to turn for help. Now an obstetric nurse, married mother of three, and founder of TinyBlueLines.com, she is working hard to make sure that other young women have resources to help them cope with this unexpected and […]

FIRST Step Toward America’s Future
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FIRST Step Toward America’s Future

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by on Mar 07, 2014 in Education, Featured
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It’s a compelling event — something we all better hope we see more of, if America is to thrive. I speak of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competitions, which will be taking place at various cities across Canada and the U.S. through the first week in April. Teams of […]

Five Tips for Helping Children Carry Their Crosses
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Five Tips for Helping Children Carry Their Crosses

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by on Mar 07, 2014 in Featured, Parenting, Tips, Tools, Tech
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As Catholic parents we all want to see our children grow in the Faith, overcome their temptations, and ever approach sanctity, but when John and Jane are screaming at each other over who is going to get the stuffed monkey, we might wonder how they are going get there. Rather than telling them to share, […]

Ode to Feminine Genius: What is This Homemaker Stuff, Anyway?
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Ode to Feminine Genius: What is This Homemaker Stuff, Anyway?

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by on Mar 06, 2014 in Featured, Marriage, Parenting, The Feminine Genius, Women
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When we first started hammering out details for this series, I got really excited. Then, I saw the word homemaker used repeatedly. Not really knowing much about the word, I looked up the definition and found: HOME·MAK·ER [hohm-mey-ker] noun 1. a person who manages the household of his or her own family, especially as a principal occupation 2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly. Origin: 1885–90; home + maker Can be confused: homemaker, housewife (see usage note at housewife). Usage note 1. See housewife. HOUSE·WIFE [hous-wahyf or, usually, huhz-if for 2] noun, plural house·wives [hous-wahyvz] 1. Sometimes Offensive. a married woman who manages her own household, […]

Anxiety Disorders? Who Cares What People Say?
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Anxiety Disorders? Who Cares What People Say?

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by on Mar 05, 2014 in Featured, Health & Fitness
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I do not like this article at The Huffington Post titled, “7 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone With Anxiety.” Here’s the list for all you list-watchers: 1. “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” 2. “Calm down.” 3. “Just do it.”  4. “Everything is going to be fine.” 5. “I’m stressed out too.” 6. “Have a drink — it’ll take your […]

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Once Upon a Time

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by on Mar 04, 2014 in Featured, On Books, On Media, Parenting
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Electronic devices are everywhere. We know about the negative effects of too much TV, but now kids are watching videos in the car and accessing games and social media on computers and mobile devices. There was a time when kids would snuggle up with a good book to read or have their parents read to […]

Like, Ever
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Like, Ever

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by on Feb 26, 2014 in Dating & Singles, Featured
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Dear Anthony, I recently asked a girl out who I met on Ave Maria Singles.  She seemed so nice, but not very Catholic.  I think she would be so awesome if she would just get more serious about her faith.  I met with her so I could evangelize her and she stormed out of the […]

Parents, Protect Your Children – Before it’s Too Late
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Parents, Protect Your Children – Before it’s Too Late

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by on Feb 25, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Parenting
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The case of the Pennsylvania woman who claims to have murdered at least 22 people makes me sad. Perhaps it should make me angry, but primarily it makes me sad. And worried for other such children who become prisoners of the occult. Miranda Barbour, 19, has been charged with the November 11, 2013 fatal stabbing of 42-year-old […]

Getting Better All the Time
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Getting Better All the Time

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by on Feb 24, 2014 in Featured, Marriage
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If a Catholic man needs several years of theological training to become a priest, does it make sense for a Catholic couple to get married with only a day of formal preparation? Both Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony are vocations and lifelong commitments. Both are sacraments. Both the priest and the spouses are called to […]

Don't Let Money Be a Marriage-Killer
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Don’t Let Money Be a Marriage-Killer

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by on Feb 20, 2014 in Featured, Marriage, Personal Finance
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Money troubles are a leading cause of divorce, and studies show that the more frequently couples argue over money the more likely the marriage is to fall apart. So how can couples avoid this marriage-killer? To start with, forget the idea of my money vs. your money, or his money vs. her money. That kind […]

Mindfullness Based Meditation Wordle
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Mind Control

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by on Feb 19, 2014 in Featured, Health & Fitness
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Biblical examples of meditation are focused on the content of our minds.

Lay Wisdom Welcome
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Lay Wisdom Welcome

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by on Feb 19, 2014 in Featured, Marriage, Parenting
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If there’s a crisis in Catholic marriage and family life today, the solution will come not solely from the higher echelons of the Church. The active involvement of faithful couples will also be needed. That’s the view of a lay official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), looking ahead to the synod […]

How to Glorify God in Your Singleness, Part II
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How to Glorify God in Your Singleness, Part II

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by on Feb 18, 2014 in Dating & Singles, Featured
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This is the second of a two-part guest post from Lisa Marie Hunt on glorifying God with your singleness.  Click here to go back and read Part One. Last week, I wrote a article answering why we women (and really just people in general) have a tendency to long for marriage.  Now I would like […]

Ode to Feminine Genius: Proverbs 31 Catholic Woman, Intro
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Ode to Feminine Genius: Proverbs 31 Catholic Woman, Intro

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by on Feb 17, 2014 in Featured, The Feminine Genius, Women
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Achieving perfection that is pleasing to God by imitating the Blessed Virgin Mary is the goal of this new series entitled Ode to Feminine Genius: The Proverbs 31 Catholic Woman.  In our quest for doing God’s will, intentional homemaking, and becoming a woman of inner beauty by focusing our study in this series of Proverbs 31: 10-31, […]

“My Beautiful Woman” Outclasses Raunchy Victoria Secrets
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“My Beautiful Woman” Outclasses Raunchy Victoria Secrets

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by on Feb 15, 2014 in Featured, On Media, Women
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Wacoal, a Thai lingerie company, is redefining beauty with its “Beauty Inside” campaign. The short 7-minute videos tell stories, based on actual events, of women whose quiet sacrifices — including for an unborn child — win the admiration of men who tell the stories. And, tears from viewers. The message? Virtue is gorgeous. “Beauty Inside” […]

Why We Long For Love and How to Glorify God in Your Singleness, Part I
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Why We Long For Love and How to Glorify God in Your Singleness, Part I

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by on Feb 13, 2014 in Dating & Singles, Featured
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Question: A question that has been bugging me lately: Why are we women so in a rush to get married? I’m a 26 year old medical student and I’ll be graduating at age 30. I was dating this guy…but sadly we had to separate. The event devastated me and I started to seek God more, and trust […]

New Years Resolution
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How’s That New Year’s Resolution Working Out?

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by on Feb 13, 2014 in Featured, Health & Fitness, Tips, Tools, Tech
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Colleen Scariano also contributed to this article. January is the month of new year’s resolutions. It’s a month that sees new gym memberships surge and bad habits wane (hopefully)! What’s really interesting, however, is how ‘resolved’ folks are come next month. Will your life remain changed next month? Will you still be a new person? […]