The following is an excerpt from the new book FAMISHED: A Food Memoir with Recipes by Mind & Spirit contributor Heather King.
My father—a bricklayer wit... Read More ...
When I was discerning the priesthood/religious life, I spent some time with several different religious orders. The seminarians and religious brothers would wak... Read More ...
My heart is heavy tonight and sleep is not likely to happen. I used to sit in this room in the wee hours of the night to comfort and feed my crying babies. I am... Read More ...
It’s a painful thing for a parent. You did your best to raise your kids in the faith. You sent them to a Catholic or Christian school, or you made sure they alw... Read More ...
Obedience. Here’s a word that gets a terrible rap. Toss it around with any conviction in public and you’ll likely have your head handed to you.
I have to adm... Read More ...
Children have a way of digging out the things we pushed to the back of the closet long ago. There were lessons I learned in childhood that I thought marriage an... Read More ...
“Yet another year,” the unhappy wife thinks to herself, “and we’re still struggling with this.”
Or perhaps this dismal thought isn’t kept inside and is snarl... Read More ...
For the Christian parent today, anxiety can be a constant companion. Beyond the normal stresses of parenthood, the Christian parent has a greater and more perva... Read More ...
“The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.”
- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
Growing up we didn’t talk much about my grandfather... Read More ...
To be quite honest, I don’t know the answer to this question. If there were a clear-cut, one-size-fits-all solution, perhaps so many marriages wouldn’t fall apa... Read More ...
Many people today seek out the “secret” to success: the secret to losing weight, the secret to getting a promotion, or the secret of finding a perfect mate. Tho... Read More ...
When Archbishop Charles Chaput was appointed head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, he noted that “my appointment to Philadelphia is an arranged marriage…When... Read More ...
