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Faith at Home

Faith at Home

Kids need lots of people who love them

I was sitting at work, eating my lunch alone, when I overheard a line from the next table: "Kids need lots of people who love them." At the time I was still far from parenthood, working at Catholic Charities as an intern for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development while I was in graduate school. But my husband and I were hoping for a baby, trying for a baby, and praying for a baby. Every day, my thoughts were consumed with children, even if my life was still far from them.
Faith at Home

The truth about transitions

When I first birthed a baby without drugs, I was convinced I was dying. Pain climbed in waves, contractions piling on top of each other so quickly I could barely breathe. "I can't do this," I wailed to my husband. But then I saw the spark in my midwife's eyes. "You're in transition," she said, her gaze steady. "This baby is almost here -- believe me."
Faith at Home

On Ascension, absence and true love

One year ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we attended Mass in a hotel basement.
Faith at Home

Walking the Emmaus road as a family

Right now is a difficult time for nearly every family I know. Parents are stressed. Teens are depressed. Kids are anxious. Studies on mental health back this up with statistics, but start a conversation with friends, family, neighbors or parishioners and you'll soon hear stories of struggle and suffering.
Faith at Home

You’re not too late (and neither are the ones late to Mass)

"When I show up to church late, everyone stares and glares. When I show up to a meeting late, everyone stands and applauds -- because they know I almost didn't make it."
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The power of a ‘nudge’ to pray

During my husband's years in business school, he learned about the power of the "nudge": how to form a new habit by connecting it to a habit you already have. This practice changed my life, because (apologies to my dentist) the nudge is the only way I started flossing regularly.
Commentary

Every dawn an Advent, every day a New Year

Imagine two doors before you. One wide. One narrow. You stand on the threshold. A moment of decision.
Faith at Home

Liturgical living is for adults, too

Over the past 15 years, I've witnessed the rise of "liturgical living" in Catholic circles. Websites, social media, books, home décor and subscription boxes abound to help families celebrate the Church year at home -- with party supplies and recipes for every feast day under the sun.
Faith at Home

And became man

Every week my sons stand in the pew at Mass. Like stairsteps, all five in a row by age and height. Or like a motley crew, mixed together by shapes and sizes.
Faith at Home

Start at home, but don’t stay there

You may recognize these oft-quoted words from St. Teresa of Kolkata: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family."
Faith at Home

The most important prayer you already know

Want to hear a secret? You likely know a prayer that can reorient you to everything in your life. And it goes like this:
Faith at Home

The family’s call to change — and sway

Watch what parents do when they pick up a baby. Whether a swaddled newborn, a smiling infant or a squirmy toddler, parents start to sway when they hold their child.
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