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Holy Husbands: A Heavenly Gift

by Fr. Ed Broom on June 14, 2013 · 2 comments

“Be holy as your heavenly Father is holy.” These words of Jesus, taught in the context of the Sermon on the Mount, is a universal command! This must be carried out according to one’s specific vocation of life.
What are…

Who Should Care for Our Kids?

by Tamara Rajakariar on May 29, 2013 · 1 comment

Seventy-six percent of Canadians believe it is best for children under six to be cared for at home by a parent, according to a poll released today by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. These results are consistent regardless…

Same Sex Parenting: What Do the Children Say?

by Robert Oscar Lopez on May 13, 2013 · 30 comments

During the oral arguments about Proposition 8, Justice Anthony Kennedy referred to children being raised by same-sex couples. Since I was one of those children—from ages 2-19, I was raised by a lesbian mother with the help of her partner—I…

THE B-LIST: FOUR MOVIE MOMS WORTH MENTIONING

by David on May 12, 2013 · 0 comments

It’s Mother’s Day, so there’s going to be lots of lists out there covering the best and worst moms the movies have to offer. For the more mainstream choices, Steven D. Greydanus’ top ten moms over at Catholic Digest is…

To Whom Do Children Belong?

by Melissa Moschella April 22, 2013

Children belong not to parents, but to the whole community. So claimed Melissa Harris-Perry in a recent MSNBC promo spot that has sparked heated controversy.
Harris-Perry argued that if we are going to start investing adequately in our public schools,…

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Toddlers and (Papal) Tiaras

by Jenny Uebbing March 7, 2013

We had lived in Rome all of 3 weeks when Pope Benedict announced his intention to abdicate the papacy, setting in motion a frenzy of events and news coverage the likes of which the world hadn’t seen in 6 centuries.…

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Gender-Bending Child Abuse

by Louie Verrecchio March 1, 2013

On February 26, 2013, the Denver Post ran an article that contained the following:
Colorado parents of transgender 1st-grader file complaint over restroom ban.
The parents of a transgender 6-year-old have filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division…

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My Hands Are Full

by Hallie Lord February 6, 2013

Pat phrases are part and parcel of casual conversation. It’s just how people are. We often chirrup, like birds, and what comes out of our mouths isn’t necessarily valid and that’s okay, for the most part. Because I’m aware of…

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LIFE’S LIKE A MOVIE: THE SIMPSONS

by David January 17, 2013

Okay, so this is actually a scene from The Simpsons television show and not the movie, but hey, blogger’s privilege or something like that. Anyway, I don’t know about all of you out there who probably have perfect families, but…

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How to Value a Child

by Mary Cooney December 4, 2012

My husband and I are millionaires. Or at least we ought to be. According to a recent New York Times article The Cost, in Dollars, of Raising a Child ”would run close to $2 million by the time it was…

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