by Michelle C. Martin | Jun 26, 2024 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
“It (kindness) is shown in affability of speech, generosity of conduct, and forgiveness of injuries sustained” ~ Modern Catholic Dictionary. Love is kind. We often imagine kindness to describe behaviors. When someone is helpful, we call them kind. If someone speaks...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 6, 2024 | Church, Family Life, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
We have the responsibility to plant ourselves where we can grow good roots. My husband and I love to garden. We have a lovely bricked-in flower bed in the front of our house, but it doesn’t get much direct sunlight. We have to carefully select flowers for it that can...
by Michelle C. Martin | Aug 12, 2023 | Family Life, Parenting, Society
Our nation needs fathers. The other night, I had been cradling my fourteen-month-old son while saying bedtime prayers. I am home with Peter all day. He knows me better than anyone in the world. We have a bond beyond comparison, as all children and mothers do. But when...
by Rob Faughnan | Jul 31, 2023 | Church, Family Life, Parenting, Spirituality
Stewardship of a Backpack: Can a backpack be an example of stewardship? It’s not easy taking little kids on a strenuous hike. My wife and I have five kids and when our oldest son was 3 or 4 we decided to take our young family on a hike to Hanging Lake, outside of...
by Tara Brooke | Oct 21, 2020 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society, Spirituality
“Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.” (Luke 12: 48 NAB) This line from the Gospel stopped me dead in my tracks this morning as I read it. I have heard it several times before, but...