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Show and tell: Six ways to teach your children the faith

Monday, February 6, 2012
By Online Editor
Show and tell: Six ways to teach your children the faith
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 your first baby and thought wildly, “They’re letting us take this kid out of here?
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Christmas presence

Monday, December 5, 2011
By Online Editor
Christmas presence
Give the kids your attention before they're left to their own electronic devices.
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Heart to heart: Mary and motherhood

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Heart to heart: Mary and motherhood
    Fact: Parents worry about their kids every day. No one knows this more than Mary.
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Don't be scared of Halloween: Readers share frightful memories

Monday, October 31, 2011
By goodwink
Don't be scared of Halloween: Readers share frightful memories
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 Catholic-holiday.
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How parishes can help infertile couples

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
By Online Editor
How parishes can help infertile couples
These are just some of the ways that the parish can be a resource to couples experiencing infertility.• Raise the issue of infertility at the pre-Cana marriage preparation meetings.
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Hard to conceive: Sometimes getting pregnant isn't easy--or possible

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
By Online Editor
Hard to conceive: Sometimes getting pregnant isn't easy--or possible
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) is not an easy step to take for those struggling with infertility, both because of moral and monetary concerns.
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Does the consumer culture affect marriage?

Monday, July 18, 2011
By Online Editor
Family therapist William Doherty talks about the impact of consumer culture on marriage and personal relationships as well as the increasing rates of divorce. He urges church leaders to encourage married couples to strengthen their commitment to God and remind them that marriage is not a private lifestyle decision.Does the consumer culture affect marriage?
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The parent trap: How to keep your kids from ruling the roost

Monday, July 18, 2011
By Online Editor
The parent trap: How to keep your kids from ruling the roost
Family therapist William Doherty discusses the challenges facing parents trying to fight the consumer culture and provides pieces of advice for them to effectively deal with disrespectful kids. You've heard of the "overscheduled child," no doubt.
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And lead us not into temper tantrums

Thursday, July 14, 2011
By Online Editor
And lead us not into temper tantrums
It takes a parish to make a family—with rambunctious toddlers—feel welcome.The angelic little tot, so cute in her Sunday best, is letting out some not-so-cute cries from the pew behind you. Do you: a) smile sweetly to yourself, realizing baby Jesus probably made a few peeps at temple, too? Or: b) silently curse the wailing little cherub for interfering with your comprehension of the first reading?
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And lead us not into temper tantrums

Thursday, July 14, 2011
By Online Editor
And lead us not into temper tantrums
It takes a parish to make a family—with rambunctious toddlers—feel welcome.The angelic little tot, so cute in her Sunday best, is letting out some not-so-cute cries from the pew behind you. Do you: a) smile sweetly to yourself, realizing baby Jesus probably made a few peeps at temple, too? Or: b) silently curse the wailing little cherub for interfering with your comprehension of the first reading?
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