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June 2019

June 17, 2019

When a Father Brought His Autistic Son to Church — UPDATED with apology

This just makes me want to weep. Dr. Paul Rimmer took his son to Evensong...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

Do something great for your kids: Take them to church.

And a new study proves it's beneficial: A new study released by the Harvard T.H....

May 2018

May 17, 2018

Bishop approves alternative to Boy Scouts as a Catholic apostolate

The following press release landed in my mailbox a short time ago: Thousands of young...

May 08, 2018

Why do kids leave the Church? These Catholic moms offer some answers.

From America:  Over 500 respondents took part in our informal survey on Catholic motherhood, conducted...

July 2013

July 06, 2013

“What Kind of Parent Forgets a Baby?”: The Tragedy of Children Killed by Heat

From the Washington Post:  An 8-month-old boy died Friday after he was apparently left in...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Study Finds Record Number of “Breadwinner Moms”

Details:  A record 40% of households with children include "breadwinner moms," according to a report...

May 14, 2013

More parents naming their baby boys “Messiah”

From Reuters:  Sophia tops the list of names for American baby girls for the second...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

It’s come to this: dad pays teenage daughter $200 to quit Facebook

A writer at CNET takes note: If there's one thing young people truly understand, it's...

January 2013

January 03, 2013

Life with father: a great time lapse video

There's something delightful and sweet about this: Kansas dad Emio Tomeoni shows how he spent...

August 2012

August 10, 2012

NY Times: gay couples face pressure to have children

Welcome to the 21st century. Details:  When the jubilant couple were wed in June, they...

June 2012

June 04, 2012

Great moments in parenting

My nominee for Mother of the Year: A Phoenix, Ariz., woman put her 5-week-old baby...

May 2012

May 14, 2012

Judging a bookstore by its covers

My blog neighbor Nancy French visited a bookstore in Tennessee the other day and got...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Insult: the low wages paid to child care providers

In the wake of the Romeny/Rosen kerfuffle, Elizabeth Duffy crunches some numbers: My friend, Beth,...

May 2011

May 30, 2011

Congratulations on giving birth to your…whatever

This evidently kicked up a storm (pun intended) last week: news about a Canadian couple...

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