Tag: children
Watching sons become men inspires awe in the incarnation — Laura...
Every week my sons stand in the pew at Mass. Like stairsteps, all five in a row by age and height. Or like a...
‘See you in the story’ is the promise of literature...
My son stands in the center of his bedroom, wailing to the heavens while his sleepy brothers tuck into bunk beds. Tonight, there has...
As God blesses a family when they least expect it, love...
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review (Baltimore)
My heart started beating faster and my face flushed when I glanced at the messages popping up in...
‘Do not worry about tomorrow;’ appreciate the days we have now...
One of my daughters recently reunited with college roommates on the opposite coast. It was her first airplane flight since COVID-19, and the first...
Don’t miss ordinary opportunities to speak about faith to young people...
Like students taking a test, we often assign God to boxes without realizing it: God will be present at church, in Mass or in...
Catholic parenting: Instilling the faith in young children
Practicing Catholicism requires a sense of humility for everyone, but parenting Catholic children takes it to a whole new level.
After having two babies in...
Between masks and electronic devices, our children are challenged to connect...
My husband and I don't have cable, a choice made in part to spare ourselves from the punditry served up by cable news shows....
We wait in joyful hope for the coming … of being...
Our bedtime routine with our 3-year-old daughter is quite simple.
Bath. Nighttime snack of strawberries and grapes. Read books. Brush teeth. Potty. Say our prayers....
Survey of screen usage by young people shows heavy increase —...
WASHINGTON -- Common Sense Media's recurring survey of screen usage by our youngest children was issued Nov. 16.
What shouldn't be surprising is that children...
Keep in mind that faith is not only taught, but caught:...
"Mom, you too slow. I do it."
The almost 3-year-old began to say the Hail Mary, complete with a little head bow at the name...