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How to Raise Pro-Life Children
BY NANCY FLANDERS The No. 1 question Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life, hears from parents and grandparents is: “How do I talk to my kids about abortion?” It certainly isn’t an easy conversation for adults, but children have a…
Hut! Hut! Shredded Chicken Tacos
BY JEFF YOUNG Are you ready for some football? I hope so, because this month kicks off the new football season! Down herein New Orleans, I look forward to all the Saints’ games, and I admit to feeling giddy when they win. Yet, as odd as it…
The father provides
by Susie Lloyd The tiny plane dropped from a leaden sky as the young flight student struggled to keep it steady against the erratic wind. He sailed over the telephone wires which he could see, and doing so, he narrowly missed a fence which…
Gratia Plena, sung by Andrea Bocelli (From the soundtrack of “Fatima”)
The new hit single from the movie soundtrack "Fatima" featuring Andrea Bocelli. Learn more about the film, here.
Why do we pay for Masses for the dead?
by Fr. Hugh Vincent Dyer, OP Dear Father: I paid $20 for two Masses to be said for the repose of the souls of my husband and my daughter. Am I buying the Masses? Would it be just as efficacious if I offered the two Masses without paying for…
‘Dadding’ — one day at a time
by Matt Archbold Christopher Columbus dreamed that he could navigate the globe in a short period of time. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned, and despite good intentions his name since then has been subject to scorn and…
A Glimmer of Hope
BY GARY ZIMAK Do you know what it’s like to feel hopeless? I sure do. It’s happened on many occasions, but one incident stands out for me. It took place 22 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. My wife and I were sitting in…
Faith by proxy
by Susie Lloyd When I was 8 days old, my parents carried me to the baptismal font and gave me the gift of faith by proxy. Nobody asked me first. My godparents were my oldest brother Jon and my grandmother. It was their job to recite my…
Praying for our adult sons and daughters
by John J. Boucher Once, while setting up for a workshop about “adult children,” three parents approached me. Maria lamented, “I brought my kids to Mass every week, but only one out of three is now willing to go to church.” Frank added, “My…
Navigating Social Media Postings When You are a Grandparent
By Maria Morera Johnson It began innocently enough: I became a mistaken identity due to typo on another person's social media account. The result: I am currently the face of a meme circulating in Latin America warning children they will be…
