The church is my home because my home was a domestic church.

Because the church has long defined marriage as central to lay Catholic identity, Catholic single mothers have sometimes stayed hidden in the shadows.

If we look at the qualities required to fulfill the request rather than the connotation of the word itself, what is simply being asked of women and men is sacrificial love.

In celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family, we draw attention to this fundamental fact about families, and, in this case, salvation. Not being his neighbor or kin, none of us can say what came from Joseph and what was of Mary, but we do know that the two of them made him the man he was.

Every encounter with Santa Claus is a chance to teach our kids about a deep love for Jesus.

I was standing in the dumpster looking for food when I was overwhelmed by the thought that I am feeding my family garbage.