Parenting

Perspective: Getting out of the house to open spaces with our kids was paramount. I have seen fathers taking their children on bike rides; mothers kicking soccer balls in parks. Everyone is trying to do their best.

Catholic mothers today are finding support in communities they build online: Blogs, Facebook groups and Catholic websites can provide social interaction, create a forum for prayers, advice and encouragement, and can help moms make time for their own spiritual practice.

Scripture for Life: Family relationships are often complex, complicated and ever-changing. Families today are diverse. Power relations within families are also diverse.

Star and executive producer Andrea Anders says she hopes audiences will find the family comedy, based on the 1983 movie, relatable: "Both parents are stumbling, and they keep on trying."

The Field Hospital: Funeral Mass for 9/11 first responder; tackling addiction in West Virginia and Pittsburgh; Latino foster parents sought in LA; civil penalties target sanctuary sites.

When my children see me fix my gaze on screens large and small, I'm afraid they will imitate my behavior, which is neither good for the body nor the soul. I'm failing at the ministry of presence in my own home.



 

There is a rarely-discussed truth among us parents of three or more children. In general, we just seem to relax the more kids we have. But there is no possibility for complacence when your child struggles with addiction. 

Young Voices: The #MeToo movement is a wake-up call to fathers. Our sons are next to us, listening to us and being socialized by our reaction to what appears innocent but we know is not.