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'Mothers the mothers' program to give babies a good start

SAN ANTONIO – Once Suzanne de Leon found out what a doula was, she was "totally hooked." It was the same for April Todd. Doula, a ... continue reading


Extreme makeover

Image of The Defeo family, Tony and Mary with sons, Mick, left and Igor.

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (Catholic Press Association) - If it was a reality show, you’d call it “Extreme Family Makeover,” jokes ... continue reading



Pope to youth for World Youth Day: Let Bible be constant companion

Image of World Youth Day pilgrims from St. Cloud, Minn., raise their arms during a catechetical session in Dusseldorf, Germany, Aug. 17, 2005. (CNS photo)

VATICAN CITY – The Bible should be the constant companion of young people so that it can help them navigate through life's dark ... continue reading


Turning kids on to gardening

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (National Gardening Association) – Most adults who garden began this hobby as children. And more than one ... continue reading


Pope to couples: Show concern

Image of BENEDICT XVI SIGNS 1ST ENCYCLICAL – Pope Benedict XVI signs his first encyclical,

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI called for a deeper understanding of love as a gift from God to be ... continue reading


March Madness and marriage: 10 lessons for building a winning home team

(Catholic Online) – After a season that encompassed autumn, a multitude of games, winter, the holidays, exams and the entrance of ... continue reading



'Weaving a Family' through unrealistic expectations

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EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. - In this multifaceted contribution from her book Weaving a Family, author Peggy Weber looks at the challenge of ... continue reading


16 members of a family choose to become Catholic

Image of BISHOP CONGRATULATES CATECHUMEN – Greensburg Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt shakes hands with catechumen Tabitha Morris, 7, March 5 at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, Pa. Behind her is her sister Summer, 12, also a catechumen, and their sponsor Madeline Weigner. (The Catholic Accent photo)

LECKRONE, Pa. (The Catholic Accent) – One extended family from Fayette County in the southwestern part of the Diocese of Greensburg is ... continue reading


Eating dinner as a family puts priorities of the home in order

Image of COOKBOOK AUTHOR – Marialisa Calta, author of <I>Barbarians at the Plate: Taming and Feeding the Modern American Family</I>. (<i>Catholic Digest</i>photo)

Marialisa Calta, author of Barbarians at the Plate: Taming and Feeding the Modern American Family, talks about saying “no” to ... continue reading


Catholic teacher uses athletic ability to bridge cultures

Image of GLOBE-TROTTING TEACHER HELPS OTHERS – Diesa Seidel, a 25-year-old physical-education teacher and a former basketball star, has coached in an inter-religious basketball league in South Korea, built Habitat for Humanity homes in Guyana, and helped spruce up a poor neighborhood in Trinidad and Tobago. (CNS photo)

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. -– In many ways, Diesa Seidel, physical education teacher at St. Virgil School here and a former basketball star, ... continue reading


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