In our present generation, many people pass in complete anonymity on the highways and byways — knowing nothing of others beyond the messages displayed on various bumpers. I had an ‘encounter’ with another woman at a red light recently and…

The five men looked intently at the table in front of them as they sat side-by-side before the assembled audience. They seemed deep in thought as the attractive middle-aged woman read out to all the definition of clericalism, then asked…

We know the essence of God to be love, and love always seeks the good of the other. In order to imitate our Creator, thus, we must love everyone in our path at every opportunity. That’s no small order!

The first…

Who has not surveyed the downy head of a sleeping infant with wonder? Who has not looked in on a preoccupied toddler and given a wry smile over his focus on such occasions? How can anyone look into the earnest…

Genevieve Kineke is editor of Canticle, the Voice of Today's Catholic Woman.

Granted, the Lincoln Logs are hewn from trees but the stain and scale demand that they get their own cubbyhole, and Playmobil — by dint of its price and…

Like any person, time has to be invested in the relationship to build a foundation of love, trust, and understanding. This Easter will be my 18th as a Catholic — call me slow, but the foundation is finally in place.…

Betrayal, Abandonment and Abuse

Almost thirty years have passed since unscrupulous feminist lawyers, determined to abolish the laws prohibiting abortion, picked her up, a desperate and destitute young woman, used her to push through Roe v. Wade, then spat her out…

There are no examples of parental respect, no limits to outlandish behavior, no guidance, no meaningful challenges, and no virtue offered to the reader. Page after page, article after article, ad after ad pounds away at the souls of the…

(This article is reprinted with permission from Canticle Magazine, the Voice of Today's Catholic Woman.)

The church was filled not only with family and friends but also with dozens and dozens of children who had come to pay their respects to…

Now there's a telling charge, which Ms. Quindlen makes in a ghastly piece in the most recent issue of Newsweek. From Webster's Dictionary we have the definition of insidious: “1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner.…