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Hard to conceive: Sometimes getting pregnant isn't easy--or possible
Article Author: Patrick T. Reardon Alternatives such as those offered by Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha don’t work for every couple.And in vitro fertilization (IVF)...
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Don't be scared of Halloween: Readers share frightful memories
Article Author: Angelo Stagnaro There's no reason to be afraid of the ghouls and goblins roaming the neighborhood on All Hallows' Eve. They're just participating in an ancient-and...
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Christmas presence: Tuning in to the season
Article Author: Catherine O'Connell-Cahill Give the kids your attention before they're left to their own electronic devices.Presents are a dime a dozen this time of year. But presence—that's another...
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Show and tell: Six ways to teach your children the faith
Article Author: Catherine O'Connell-Cahill Handing on the faith to one’s children is a learn-as-you-go thing.Often you find your heart in your mouth, like the day you drove off from the hospital with...
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Go ahead, be a burden to your adult children
Article Author: Patrick Lynch Parents put a great deal of effort into caring for their kids. When the time comes, it’s OK to let them return the favor.My father came home from his service in the...
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No stereotypes need apply: The depth and vibrancy of Irish culture
Article Author: Catherine O'Connell-CahillThe kids in the Catholic seventh grade classroom—Hispanics, Filipinos, African Americans, and my own Irish American offspring—took on a project to highlight...
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Little women: How consumer culture is forcing girls to grow up too fast
Article Author: Meg McSherry Breslin Mattel and Abercrombie sell sexiness even to 6-year-olds. Enter those who are fighting back to let girls be girls.At a recent wedding Becky Groth was amazed to see...
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Empty nest? Now what? Tips for maintaining a marriage after the kids have gone
Article Author: Wendy DonahueThis story accompanies The 25-year-itch: Empty nesters and the second half of marriage.)David and Claudia Arp, founders of Marriage Alive and authors of The Second Half of...
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A Catholic mom on choosing a school for her preschooler
Article Author: Tina Herman After reading Father Bill Tkachuk's Sounding Board on admission policies at Catholic elementary schools, U.S. Catholic production editor Tina Herman offers a parents'...
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Let’s talk about what? Telling your kids about "the birds and the bees"
Article Author: Catherine O'Connell-Cahill Don’t swat away the birds and the bees. Start the conversation early with your kids.The only test I ever flunked was in my freshman year of Catholic high...
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Crash course: Family "collisions" allow moments of grace
Article Author: Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck Brace yourself: A family, like a universe, needs an occasional collision to keep growing.Our family went to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium last year and saw the...
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Do you have faith in your vote?
Article Author: Heather Grennan Gary Catholics are valued voters for the candidates because they take their faith and their role in democracy seriously. In a 2008 U.S. Catholic survey, though, readers...
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Dynamic duo: Pat and Patty Crowley
Article Author: Paul LeingangPat and Patty Crowley will always be Pat-and-Patty to me—individuals but inseparable—even though I only came to know them through Patty alone. Pat died in 1974, shortly...
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O come let us get ready
Article Author: Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck In the pre-Christmas rush, take time for Advent. Jamie and Carol and their four children, ages 9 to 15, try to avoid looking at any Christmas decorations...
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Stand alone moms: Catholic single parents tell their stories
Article Author: Heidi SchlumpfFor Rosa Manriquez, it was the Catholic school’s father-daughter dance.For Wendy Diez, it was the e-mail from the preschool teacher addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Diez.”For...
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Show me the way: How can parents pass on the faith?
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview Whether you’re a parent or a volunteer catechist, this theologian says the art of persuasion is key to handing on the faith. Want proof? Just watch Jesus in...
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Is secularism standing in the way of raising our kids Catholic?
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview The editors interview theologian and religious education scholar Thomas Groome.An increasingly secular culture is often blamed for the young generation’s lack...
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Family matters: Do workplace policies make it harder to have kids?
Article Author: Ruth Graham Parenting can be a costly, time-consuming endeavor. Can the church help make American workplaces more family-friendly?Brookes Ebetsch took only a long weekend off work after...
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American parents: Exhausted and unhappy
Article Author: Ruth GrahamIt would be easy to dismiss the struggle to reconcile a work life with a family life as universal. In some ways, however, this is a uniquely American problem: Recent surveys...
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Reach out and tweet someone: U.S. Catholic readers on social media
Article Author: Elizabeth Lefebvre For U.S. Catholic readers, social media creates an easy way to remain linked in to friends, family, and God.It’s a familiar sight for anyone who has recently taken...
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