By Cynthia Kaan For many of us, social media is a huge part of our lives. It seems like new platforms are popping up all the time, and we may feel pressure to participate. But how do we make sure our online presence is positive? Keep it real. Take some time to review what your typical [...]
By Joe Pisani A friend I haven’t seen in 20 years sent me a card that said, “Put God first.” It was a lesson I needed to hear because I suspect I’ve been putting God second or third or even lower on the list. Of course, it’s deceptively easy to put ourselves first and forget [...]
(Credit: Getty Images/merfin) By Pete Burak I find the English language to be frustrating. For instance, unlike Greek, which has several words for love, English has one. This can lead to all sorts of misunderstandings, misinterpretations and false equivalencies. It doesn’t make sense that the statements of “I love donuts,” “I love my wife” and [...]
(Credit: Jim Luning) By Nancy Rosebush Schertzing Balthazar Matakara looks calmly across the table in the St. Vincent Catholic Charities conference room. His voice never wavers, his demeanor never changes, even as he recounts the terror of his life in Africa and his journey to the U.S. “Life is easy if you put it in [...]
Feast day: September 23 Devoted to Christ from his childhood in Italy, where he was baptized Francesco Forgione, St. Padre Pio became a Capuchin friar at age 15. Five years after he entered the priesthood, shortly after the dawn of World War I, Padre Pio was called into military service. His service was short-lived, [...]
By Veronica Szczygiel En los tres relatos del Evangelio, Pedro ve el cuerpo glorificado de Jesús, junto con la presencia de Moisés y Elías, y se ofrece a construir casetas para ellos. Probablemente su intención era que este anuncio del Mesías, demostrado por la presencia de Elías y Moisés, como lo predijeron las Escrituras, sea [...]
By Cynthia Kaan For many of us, social media is a huge part of our lives. It seems like new platforms are popping up all the time, and we may feel pressure to participate. But how do we make sure our online presence is positive? Keep it real. Take some time to review what your typical [...]
By Sheri Wohlfert Sibling rivalry is as old as Cain and Abel, and I think that’s about how long parents have been trying to find the best way to deal with it! There can be some positive outcomes from sibling rivalries and conflicts; in fact, they are some of the earliest experiences we have in [...]
By Sheri Wohlfert Nuestros hijos necesitan muchas cosas. Necesitan diversión, aventura, fe, vegetales y una estructura consistente (¡no necesariamente en ese orden!). Ciertamente algunas de estas cosas son más deseables que otras, a los ojos de un niño, pero todas ayudan a criarlos fuertes y saludables. Una cosa en la que los expertos en crianza [...]
By Sheri Wohlfert Our kids need lots of things. They need fun, adventure, faith, vegetables and consistent structure (not necessarily in that order!). Some of those are certainly more desirable through the eyes of a child than others, but they all help create strong, healthy kids. One thing parenting experts agree on is that children [...]