Tag: families
Prayer corners aid ascent to Christ
Catholic News Agency (CNA): When Anand Bheemarasetti purchased a home in the Highlands neighborhood, he knew it came equipped with the rooms he needed—living room, dining room, bathroom, bedroom.Yet he decided the Lord of his life needed a room also.“I think God, being the most important person in our lives, should actually have space, too,”… Read More ›
Do not let others define who you are.
Do people insert themselves into your life? Has it happened that others have defined what your relationship with them should be — with little or no input from you? Do you feel pressed by certain folks to act out a relationship that isn’t in your heart and thus perhaps not in your destiny? Problems —… Read More ›
Lent Is Special Time to Cleanse and Protect Against Spirits
Though society and even the Church (can) often turn a blind eye to the workings of spirits, the fact is that they exist and the fact is also that — among their repertoire — is what might be called “spiritual transference”: spiritual energies can be transmitted through people, communication, and things, including at a distance…. Read More ›
The capacity to live “in truth and love”
In marriage man and woman are so firmly united as to become—to use the words of the Book of Genesis—”one flesh” (Gen 2:24). Male and female in their physical constitution, the two human subjects, even though physically different, share equally in the capacity to live “in truth and love”. This capacity, characteristic of the human… Read More ›
Increased cohabitation rates mean more instability for children
New York City, N.Y., Aug 17, 2011 / 01:31 am (CNA).- Family instability continues to grow in the U.S. despite falling divorce rates for families with children. Researchers say an increase in cohabitation is part of the problem, adding that society’s “retreat from marriage” harms children and has particularly hurt poor and working-class communities. “In… Read More ›
Church welcomes divorced with mercy, Vatican official affirms
Bogotá, Colombia, Mar 30, 2011 / 05:50 pm (CNA).- The head of the Vatican’s council for the family, affirmed that the Catholic Church always embraces those who are divorced and remarried “with truth and mercy.” “Those who are divorced and have entered into a new union cannot be admitted to the Eucharist and to sacramental… Read More ›
St. Joseph, Fatherhood and Family
Through his complete self-sacrifice, Joseph expressed his generous love for the Mother of God, and gave her a husband’s “gift of self.” Even though he decided to draw back so as not to interfere in the plan of God which was coming to pass in Mary, Joseph obeyed the explicit command of the angel and… Read More ›
Catholic psychologists discuss implications of new study on jobs and divorce
Denver, Colo., Sep 28, 2010 / 05:57 am (CNA).- Earlier this year, a psychological journal published a groundbreaking study on possible links between divorce rates and various careers and occupations. The survey by professors Shawn McCoy and Michael Aamodt was among the first to break down divorce statistics in 449 different fields. Two notable Catholic… Read More ›
Prayer makes the Son of God present among us
I wish to speak not to families “in the abstract” but to every particular family in every part of the world, wherever it is located and whatever the diversity and complexity of its culture and history. The love with which God “loved the world” (Jn 3:16), the love with which Christ loved each and every… Read More ›
Catholic Charities relief effort for victims of Gulf oil spill running out of funds
New Orleans, La., Aug 5, 2010 / 03:02 am (CNA).- Efforts to help those affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill are running out of funds, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans has said in an urgent appeal. So far the charity’s action has helped almost 20,000 people for 90 days, but financial… Read More ›