When my fourth child was born, it didn’t sink in that he was going to be a “Lent kid.” I wasn’t raised Catholic, so, to be honest, it never really […]
Black History Month activities for Catholic families
Here are a few ideas for making Black History Month an opportunity for learning and sharing about our rich Catholic traditions with your family. Pray together Use this Black Catholic […]
Kids at Mass (yes, you can)
One of the things that struck me at Catholic Mass, when I first started attending with the man I later married, was the presence of families. There were plenty of […]
Valentine’s Day and the works of mercy
Now that it’s February, it doesn’t feel crazy to talk about the riotous pink that’s been exploding all around us since the day after Christmas. My cool find of the […]
How to be unabashedly pro-life with your family
Mid-January often finds me talking about abortion with my kids. Yeah, I know how that sounds. And yet, especially as my older kids get older, the conversation comes up again […]