Strength for the Family “What is holiness really? It’s the result of living in the peace and joy of the beatitudes. The Eight Beatitudes are the heart of Jesus’ preaching. […] Christian families are called to live the beatitudes in and outside of the home.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Read more
Strength for the Family “It’s good to have sacramentals that remind us to pray, but it’s even better to have a place in our home in which we can pray. ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter Nine: Church in Miniature Most of us have a Read more
Got any hornet’s nests you’d like kicked? Well, I’m your gal! Here’s a Q&A I did for Knights of Columbus “Fathers for Good,” addressing St. Paul’s scandalous words, “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.” (Eph 5:22) Editor Brian Caulfield did a magnificent job on this Read more
Strength for the Family “Sacramentals are signs and symbols that draw us closer to God. Holy water, the Sign of the Cross, blessings, blessed rosaries, and crucifixes are examples of sacramentals. They’re like sticky notes that act as reminders to us of God and his goodness.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Read more
Strength for the Family “Prayer is far more than begging God for what we want. In prayer, we acknowledge God’s power and goodness and admit our own neediness and dependence on him. When we pray, we express our faith and hope in God. Through prayer, we obtain grace and elevate Read more
Strength for the Family “The key to correcting our kids’ behavior is to be firm enough to drive home our point but controlled enough to not beat them over the heads – figuratively or literally. Our job is to effectively usher them into adulthood – a deliberate, gradual process that Read more
Strength for the Family “We work hard at assuring that our ‘Sunday attitude’ flows into the weekdays. We promote the same respect for God and family unity throughout the week, using the Ten Commandments as our baseline, in hopes that through our efforts our children will experience the love of Read more