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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

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Catholic Dad  |  catholic family life  |  family prayer

Guiding our Children Through Tough Decisions

The hectic schedule of his older kids leads CatholicMom.com contributor Jake Frost to consider the power of choice and how to teach them to decide between competing good things. One of the hardest things in life is choosing among many competing good things. As my kids are getting older and starting into high school, lots of new opportunities are opening up for them. There are sports and speech competitions and Science Olympiads and Future Farmers of America and all sorts of things. Good things. And winning in these competitions and moving on to state, or even nationals, means trips with the team across the state and even across the country, staying in hotels, meeting new people, having new experiences. All great stuff.

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Blessed Virgin Mary  |  Charisms of Holy Cross  |  Our Lady of Sorrows  |  catholic family life

Sanctification Through Sorrow

Holly Dodd shares how enduring life’s sorrows, just as our Blessed Mother did, can draw us closer to Christ.

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Catholic Motherhood  |  Our Lady of Sorrows  |  Seven Sorrows of Mary  |  catholic family life

Patient Perseverance: Mary, Mother of Sorrows

During Lent 2023, I started an adventure with a special writing project about Our Lady of Sorrows. As part of my Lenten practices, I prayed one of Mary’s Sorrows for each day of the week, which was so convenient since there were seven of them! That practice continued post-Lent, as did my writing project, and I still pray one of the Sorrows (most!) mornings. Each of Mary's Sorrows has its own inspiration, as we see how the virtues of our Blessed Mother shine through in the most traumatic moments of her life. Knowing how Mary continually leaned into God and trusted Him despite tragic circumstances helps me to try to do the same when life becomes dark and feels hopeless. It's also very comforting to know that I have a Mother who desires to console me and can understand what I'm experiencing when I face deep loss and grief.

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Catholic Mass  |  The Eucharist  |  catholic family life  |  educating our children

Beyond Worksheets: Cultivating a Eucharistic Education

Catholic Mom contributor, AnneMarie Miller, ponders ways that we can step past Sunday-school textbooks and immerse our children in a lived experience of the Eucharist and Liturgy.

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Life Lessons  |  catholic family life  |  family prayer  |  sacrament of matrimony

The Secret of a Long Marriage

Catholic Mom contributor Kathryn Swegart explores a surprising truth about fidelity in marriage.

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catholic family life  |  family prayer  |  sacrament of marriage

Bringing Marriage Problems to Prayer

Hillary Ibarra shares how prayer helped to keep her marriage and family together.

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