‘And Jesus Wept’
By Susan Ciancio As parents, or as anyone who cares about children or their fellow human beings, we should be terrified. We should be angry.…
5 Ways to Grow Closer to God This Lent
By Susan Ciancio Today is Ash Wednesday—the beginning of our Lenten journey. More than once over the past few days you have probably heard: What…
Family and Theology of the Body
By Susan Ciancio Over the course of 129 general audiences—from September 5, 1979, through November 28, 1984—Pope John Paul II taught about God’s love, our…
Don’t Forget the Seniors
By Rachel Carrington Alice sat at an empty table, playing cards by herself. A wispy fringe of gray hair curled around her temples, and though…
Pro-life Basics: Redefining abortion and contraception
What is our response to those who have redefined abortion and contraception as “reproductive rights”? Well, as is the case with most cultural excuses for…
Love as Saint John Paul II Loved
By Susan Ciancio On Friday we celebrate the remarkable life of Karol Wojtyla, the man who would become St. John Paul II. Elected pope in…
Catholic Couple Reflects on Adoption
By Karen Mahoney Like most newly married Catholic couples, Connie and Erick Custodio dreamed of beginning a family. They wondered what their children would look…
A Celebration of Family
In these times of raging challenges to the family unit, including the most innocent among us—our preborn brothers and sisters—we are called to celebrate the…
The Love of St. Teresa of Calcutta
By Susan Ciancio This weekend, we will celebrate the feast day of a woman who spent her life caring for the poorest of the poor.…
Reject Eugenics, and Instead Build a Civilization of Love
By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet “Every child who a woman expects in her womb is a gift that changes a family’s history: the life…
My Look at Dementia through Love’s Eyes
By Jeff Syblik “Your dad used iced tea to mop the floor.” “What, Mom?” “His dementia’s back.” My mom’s revelation caused me to wonder: What…
Feeling and Expressing Gratitude Builds a Culture of Life
By Susan Ciancio “Happiness is wanting what you get not getting what you want.” My dad used to say that all the time. As a…