Engagement Is a Time of Transition By Kimberly Hahn December 9, 2022 Engagement is a whole new stage of a relationship. It is the time when a couple transition from their parents’ orbit to establish their core. Though newlyweds will not jettison to a separate universe, their parents will recede to their periphery. Consequently, this […]
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The Communion of Saints By Randall B. Smith November 21, 2022 What many people fear in death, whether their own or that of those they love, is the loss of connection with their loved ones. If we think of going to heaven as though it were like going to Cleveland (only better), then we are
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Trying to Avoid Suffering at the Cost of Mourning By Marie Meaney, D. Phil. November 18, 2022 As couples start realizing that something isn’t quite right and that babies aren’t coming as easily as expected, they have to face many heartaches. The typical pattern of denial, anger, bargaining and depression seem to be on a
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God’s Loving Plan for Us By Marie Meaney, D. Phil. October 24, 2022 Not only those who get married, but all human beings have the vocation to gift of self. Priests, religious, and consecrated make this gift of themselves to God; their celibacy is an expression of this total self-gift to Him. But also, those
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Images of Heaven By Randall B. Smith October 17, 2022 So what sort of hope does the Christian teaching about the resurrection of the body and the communion of saints hold out for us? To answer this question, we must first distinguish between what revelation teaches and what later artistic representations have sometimes led people
Raising Godly Adults in an Ungodly World By Kimberly Hahn October 10, 2022 How long will it be before your child notices the sacrifices you have made for him or her? Years! You will nurse, dress, diaper, tell bedtime stories, cook, launder, carpool—love in countless ways—before that child realizes the depth of unconditional love you
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Infertility: Some Advice to Family and Friends on What Not to Say By Marie Meaney October 3, 2022 DON’T GIVE ANY UNASKED-FOR ADVICE: We can more easily hurt people suffering from infertility by saying something rather than nothing. We should not feel that we have to give advice. If the right thing does not come
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Nurture Your Teen Toward Maturity By Kimberly Hahn September 26, 2022 As parents we nurture our teens toward overall maturity as well-adjusted adults, servant leaders, and companions with us on our journey of faith. We set short-term goals for long-term growth, so our teens are prepared for the future. It takes time to plant seeds,
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The Real Presence of the Risen Christ By Randall B. Smith September 19, 2022 In a conversation once with a friend about the Eucharist, I asked whether she believed in “the Real Presence of Christ” in the Eucharist. “Well,” she replied, “I believe Christ is spiritually present.” I had heard those words before, but I
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Fulfillment of Human Persons in Relations By Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek September 12, 2022 The Trinitarian and covenantal context in which the human race was created allows us to appreciate more fully that our capacities for knowledge and love are directed toward our generous self-giving, reception, and union in relations with others. Knowing another person
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