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The couple that prays together: These steps can enrich your prayer life and your marriage

Image of MARRIAGE PRAYER: Taking time to pray together can bring couples closer together. (Photo/ Catholic Digest)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Catholic Digest) - As newlyweds, my husband Terry and I faced the challenge of deciding which traditions from each side ... continue reading

New sounds of peace for children in Lebanon

Image of THE NEW SOUNDS OF PEACE: Games help encourage these kids at a summer camp run by CRS partners DPNA to work together and to resolve conflict peacefully - a critical lesson for them to learn if Lebanon is to avoid another of the wars that have plagued it's recent history. (CRS Photo/Dave Snyder)

(CRS) – After 34 days of war, a new sound is ringing out from the hills above the southern Lebanese city of Jezzine: laughter. And ... continue reading

High school dress codes fashioned by tradition, style

Image of HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS POSE IN UNIFORMS – Juniors Allie Renai,16, and Pat O'Connor,16, pose in their school uniforms at St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington, Del. High school dress codes of the 21st century include a lot more concerns than the lengths of skirts and hair. (The Dialog)

WILMINGTON, Del. (The Dialog) – Take a look at the high school dress codes of the 21st century; they include a lot more concerns than ... continue reading

Lebanese teen spend summer break caring for displaced neighbors

Image of TEEN VOLUNTEER IN LEBANON: Vounteer Mahmoud Maatouk stands next to supplies he helped distribute during the summer to some of the many people displaced by the bombing that occured in his homeland. (Photo/ Dave Snyder)

(Catholic Relief Services) Mahmoud Maatouk is one you would pick out from a crowd. More likely, he would pick you out. With a quick smile ... continue reading

Helping kids handle divorce

Image of HELPING KIDS HANDLE DIVORCE - Parents have more influence than they might think in helping their children adjust to family life aftrer divorce. (Catholic Digest)

(Catholic Digest) – Parents have more influence than they might think in helping their children adjust to family life after divorce. ... continue reading

Fill your home with love!

Image of FILL YOUR HOME WITH LOVE: Marriage needs to be sustained by daily, loving acts of thoughtfulness, generosity, and helpfulness. (Photo Catholic Digest)

(Catholic Digest) – What is love? It’s an overpowering feeling, an intensely romantic high, an unbounded desire for the presence ... continue reading

Teens take look at D.C. politics

Image of STUDENTS WITH BOYS NATION AT CAPITOL - Students with the American Legion Boys Nation youth leadership conference pose outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington July 27. Participants from left are: Thomas Augustine, 17, of St. Edmond High School in Fort Dodge, Iowa; Patrick Thompson, 17, of Notre Dame High School in Hamilton, N.J.; George Lyle, 17, of All Saints' Academy in Lakeland, Fla.; Edward

ARLINGTON, Va. - Shaking President John F. Kennedy's hand in 1962 was one of former President Bill Clinton's most memorable experiences ... continue reading

‘How sweet the sound’ – Famed New Orleans Catholic band back

Image of ST. AUGUSTINE DRUM LINE AT PRACTICE – St. Augustine High School drum line members Alvin Ford Jr., center, and Kevin Lewis, right, practice a cadence as senior percussion leader Adrian Carr looks on in New Orleans July 26. The Marching 100, a nationally recognized marching band, was back sharpening its routine this summer. (CNS/Georgia Bulletin)

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) – During a sweltering hot Louisiana day in late July, the sun was beating down upon the heads of about 70 teenage ... continue reading

Teed off – Parents urged to 'just say no’ to offensive clothing messages

Image of BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING - Children's clothing manufacturers are promoting negatives messages on T-shirts during back to school shopping days. (Photo/Mary Carty)

(Catholic Online) – ‘tis the season for “back to school shopping.” Racks and aisles at the malls and superstores are ... continue reading

Heartache: Tears of sending a child off to college

SPRINGFIELD, Ma. (The Catholic Observer) - Sweat was pouring down my back as I climbed to the fourth floor for the fifth time. I ... continue reading

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