Marriage & Family

Putting forth your best Facebook

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 3/1/2010

While the Internet gives countless opportunities for many people to boost their image online, a recent study says that the social networking site Facebook usually gives a highly accurate picture of its users. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - People use online social networking sites to express ...

Faithful friends at rest

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 2/25/2010

Pet cemeteries, where beloved animal companions are buried with all the dignity befitting a human, are nothing new. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The idea of people being buried alongside their four-footed companions in pet cemeteries are � and it's gaining a foothold in England. ...

Mom likes you best!

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 2/25/2010

It happens in many families with more than one child. Your son or daughter collapses in tears and says, "You like (insert sibling's name) better than me!" LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Sibling rivalry is a green-eyed monster that raises its head in many families, especially when children are ...

Does 'Facebook have nothing to do with school?'

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 2/25/2010

A middle-school student in Syracuse, New York invited her friends to make disparaging remarks about their teacher on a Facebook page online. The guilty parties were sent to detention � starting a fiery debate over the students' First Amendment rights. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Dr. ...

Make your middle child special

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 2/23/2010

"Middle children," those born between the oldest and the youngest are seen as having their own wants and needs that are not addressed due to their birth order. The eldest child is usually put on pedestal while the youngest is allowed to get away with much more than the others, being the "baby" of ...

Bored? Try board games

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 2/23/2010

Keeping your family amused on a tight budget is a challenge. Family fun, such as a night out at the movies or a trip to an amusement park can be out of reach for many who are struggling to make ends meet. A cheap and easy alternative is board games. Old standbys such as Monopoly can lead to hours ...

PARENTS PRESENT FOR CHILD�S BAPTISM � Deacon George Reich baptizes Christopher Jack Guarnieri in the presence of parents Patricia and Thomas Guarnieri at St. John Nepomucene Church in Bohemia, N.Y., in 2004. Parents seeking authentically teach the faith to their children can look to the Ten Commandments as a place to help them help their children grow as healthy Christian men and women. (CNS/The Long Island Catholic)

Top 10 Catholic parenting tips found in the 10 Commandments

By Mary Carty • Catholic Online • 2/13/2010

(Catholic Online) � Parents play a crucial role as lead characters in their children�s real-life video, teaching by the words they choose, the actions they take, the expressions on their faces, the time they spend with family and the tone of voice they use. Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the ...

American Idol: 9th Child of 12, Daughter of Pro-Life Blogger Advances to Next Round

By Patrick B. Craine • LifeSiteNews • 1/16/2010

Maddy Curtis, the daughter of a pro-life blogger from Northern Virginia makes it to the next round on American Idol. BOSTON, Massachusetts (LifeSiteNews.com) � Maddy Curtis of Bluemont, Virginia, the 16-year-old daughter of an award-winning pro-life blogger, impressed American Idol judges on the ...

Prolife through 'a weird twist of fate'

By Maryangela Layman Rom�n • Catholic Herald • 10/20/2009

Milwaukee (CHN Online) - Cherie Clements recalls standing on the sidewalk outside Affiliated Medical Services in Milwaukee escorting women seeking abortions inside the clinic. Cherie was in her late teens and early 20s and thought she was advancing women�s rights by helping the pregnant women pass ...

It is Time for a Real Sexual �Counter-Revolution�

By Jennifer Hartline • Catholic Online • 9/16/2009

It's time for a sexual counter-revolution which liberates men and women, honors marriage and reaffirms the dignity of human love. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - With our government on the verge of passing health care legislation that, absent explicit language placed within it prohibiting ...