You come into this world with family. They are arguably the most important thing to an individual besides faith. Your family, whether chosen or blood, teaches you the foundations of life. They teach ...

The Bible is not a handbook on parenthood, or morality, or any number of other things for which handbooks are perfectly suitable. The Bible is a written testimony to the persistence of God’s grace ...

I listened attentively while cooking dinner at my parents’ house to my mother reading Bible stories to my 3-year-old son. They were at the part of the story of the sons of Jacob, when Joseph’s ...

No matter what the size of our families, each member has an important, valuable role—each one that requires both giving and receiving support, encouragement, obedience and love. Sometimes we need ...

"In order for the family to proceed well, with faith and hope," said Pope Francis to crowds in St. Peter's Square for the weekly Angelus address, "it needs to be nourished by the Word of God." Helping ...

Dr. Jacob Kohlhaas, assistant professor of moral theology at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, talks with Tim Reidy and Sam Sawyer, S.J., about his upcoming article on lessons for families from ...

The bond between a father and his children is a special one. Not only does he help them with quintessential milestones like learning to ride a bike, throw a ball, and catch a fish—but he also has an ...