By Susan Ciancio Growing up, Thanksgiving was always one of my favorite holidays, and it was mostly because of my mom and her amazing cooking.… Read More »10 Ways to Foster a Culture of Life This Thanksgiving
By Susan Ciancio Someone asked me recently what I thought were the principal responsibilities of a Catholic parent. The first answer that popped into my… Read More »The Faith Starts at Home. So Does the Fight for Life.
By Brooke Stanton At the Arlington piercing studio where we take our girls, a 16-year-old cannot have her ears pierced unless a parent or guardian… Read More »The Earlobe and the Unborn Child
By Susan Ciancio Like so many parents, Ruggero and Maria Teresa Badano longed for the gift of a child, and for more than a decade,… Read More »Blessed Chiara Badano: A Model of Faith, Love, and Joyful Suffering
By Susan Ciancio It’s fitting that we celebrate St. John Paul II’s feast day on October 22, during Respect Life Month. If you’ve ever read… Read More »8 Inspiring St. John Paul II Quotes on the Sanctity of Life
By Father Shenan J. Boquet “The Church has rejected the totalitarian and atheistic ideologies associated in modern times with ‘communism’ or ‘socialism.’ She has likewise… Read More »Socialism and the Family Are Incompatible
By Susan Ciancio Throughout October, we celebrate Respect Life Month—a month dedicated to reflecting upon God’s gift of life to all of us. It’s a… Read More »More Than an Essay: 6 Reasons to Encourage Your Child to Enter Our Contest
By Susan Ciancio “The quality of a civilization can be measured by the respect it has for its weakest members. There is no other criterion.”… Read More »More Than Diapers: Three Organizations Bring Hope to Families of Children with Down Syndrome
By Susan Ciancio On October 1, we celebrate the feast of a very special saint who helps us all realize that every action we take… Read More »St. Thérèse and the Little Way: How Small Acts Can Change the World
By Judie Brown Many so-called pro-life politicians and organizations believe that abortion should be illegal except under certain circumstances. Those usually include when the mother… Read More »PRO-LIFE BASICS: Why Doesn’t American Life League Support Exceptions?
By Susan Ciancio What if your child could write an essay that would change the way someone thinks? What if your child’s words could make… Read More »Teaching Kids to Defend Life Starts with Giving Them a Voice
By Susan Ciancio September is World Alzheimer’s Month, a time for “people [to] unite from all corners of the world to raise awareness and to… Read More »When They Forget, We Remember: Teaching Children to Honor the Elderly