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Family Missions Company

Man Enough? An Invitation to Mission

“Jesus is not an isolated missionary, he does not want to fulfill his mission alone, but involves his disciples.” – Pope Francis #Man Enough? from

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Columnists
Bethanie Ryan

Parents as Lay Ministers

One of the most horrifying things I’ve seen as a chaplain intern is a mother curled up in bed holding her dead teenage daughter. I’ve

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Family
Molly

Pew Isolation

I recently had dinner with three fabulous girls. One is married, the other two are single. Our conversation turned towards the single life and we

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Coming Out: Catholic

Christ equals Love It was just another typical night out with a good friend. I was in my early twenties and life back then seemed so

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Columnists
Mary C. Tillotson

The NFP Generation

I’m 24 years old and two years out of college, which puts me at that age when nearly all my friends are getting married. It

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Columnists
Brent Stubbs

Newtown: A Lesson on Giving Thanks

Dear Fellow Parents, Tragedy has its way of undoing tightly wound things. If anything at all, the depot we pull into this day has completely changed. Everything is

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So long until New Years!

But not for too long.  I am going to Trinidad and Tobago for Christmas.  Call it a vacation, call it time off, I call it

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Witness

Over the past several weeks, faithful Catholics have been circling the wagons in an attempt to understand what’s gone wrong with the culture, and what

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Columnists
Rebecca Frech

The Borrowed Baby

  ***Warning:This is a Crying Post, Grab Your Kleenex*** Three years ago, we lost our Bernadette half-way through pregnancy to a knot in her cord.

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Family
Bonnie Engstrom

For Pete’s Sake

Our first child was lost to miscarriage.  He was too young to know his gender but my husband felt confident that he was a boy

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Catholic Education
Kristin Detloff

Called to Love

There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall.  Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding

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Columnists
Kristin Detloff

My Broken Rule

I cried so hard on the drive home. I probably should have pulled over. Or figured out a way to hold back the tears. But

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