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The Love of the Father

The first few months of parenthood are unlike any other season of life. Emotions swing from joy and wonder to anxiety and concern, and...

The Audacious Hope of Advent

Content warning: Miscarriage. The defining feature of my life right now is that I am pregnant. Almost every casual conversation starts with either a “Congratulations!”...

Quality of Love

When I became pregnant, I learned that veteran parents talk to parents-to-be almost exclusively in clichés: “Sleep while you can”; “Your life is about...

The Hour Glass of Time and Emptying Nests

My daughter is moving into college this month. Emotionally, I’m okay (so far), but my mind is really confused. I don’t know how so...

Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven

The very God we’re in church for became a little child. How deprived is our faith if there aren’t little children in our midst to remind us how vulnerable he became for our sake?

With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility

Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.

The humility of travel (with children)

It was the proverbial first time we had flown with our son.

The sharpening joy of motherhood

Every relationship invites us into new sharpening from God.

What God has joined together: the sacraments of marriage and baptism

Marriage, insofar as parenthood renders it sacramental, finds its ultimate end in the union of Christ and the Church and its penultimate end in "nurturing" children in the faith.

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