The Unshakable Faith of Saint Rita
By Susan Ciancio Have you ever faced a seemingly impossible situation or ever felt like you were out of options, ideas, or choices? You are… Read More »The Unshakable Faith of Saint Rita
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Cultivating a Deep Relationship with the Blessed Mother
By Susan Ciancio On May 13, 1917, Lucia Santos, just 10 years old, was tending sheep with her seven- and nine-year-old cousins, siblings Jacinta and… Read More »Cultivating a Deep Relationship with the Blessed Mother
The ProLife Doc: A Ministry of Hope and Advocacy for Both Mothers and Babies
By Susan Ciancio In 1999, Dr. Bill Lile, OB/GYN, bought a Pensacola building that housed the Florida panhandle’s largest abortion facility. He immediately turned it… Read More »The ProLife Doc: A Ministry of Hope and Advocacy for Both Mothers and Babies
Strengthening Pro-Life Values at Home with the Culture of Life Studies Program
By Susan Ciancio For more than 12 years, American Life League’s Culture of Life Studies Program has served parents, teachers, and students by providing authentically Catholic pro-life materials for kids in… Read More »Strengthening Pro-Life Values at Home with the Culture of Life Studies Program
New Children’s Book Teaches the Beauty of Motherhood through Our Spiritual Mother
By Susan Ciancio On August 21, 1879, in the little village of Knock, Ireland, residents who had been suffering greatly from a recent famine found… Read More »New Children’s Book Teaches the Beauty of Motherhood through Our Spiritual Mother
The Gift of Motherhood
(Photo courtesy of Jake Ciancio) By Susan Ciancio How do you want to be described as a mother? What characteristics do you hope your children… Read More »The Gift of Motherhood
PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Abortion Pill—Harmful to Mothers, Deadly for Babies
By Judie Brown The abortion pill serves a singular purpose: to kill a developing baby. But we must acknowledge that it also poses risks to… Read More »PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Abortion Pill—Harmful to Mothers, Deadly for Babies
Make Me an Instrument of Peace
By Susan Ciancio The war in Iran and the recent remarks by President Trump about Pope Leo afford us the perfect opportunity to talk to… Read More »Make Me an Instrument of Peace
REVIEW: My Body for You: A Pro-Life Message for a Post-Roe World
By John M. Grondelski Why are we embodied beings? Are bodies just receptacles, some of which might be “wrong”? Isn’t abortion just about a woman’s… Read More »REVIEW: My Body for You: A Pro-Life Message for a Post-Roe World
Teach Children Pro-Life Values through the Beatitudes
By Susan Ciancio Raising children who care about the well-being of siblings, classmates, friends, those who seem different, and even those they do not like… Read More »Teach Children Pro-Life Values through the Beatitudes
Reflecting on the Spiritual Blessings of the Triduum
By Susan Ciancio Fr. Mike Schmitz once said that “there’s no greater life that can possibly be lived than the life as a Catholic Christian.”… Read More »Reflecting on the Spiritual Blessings of the Triduum
Orwell’s ‘1984’: Almost Here
By Raymond J. Adamek, PhD In 1949, English author George Orwell published 1984, a book that described what he thought the political world might look… Read More »Orwell’s ‘1984’: Almost Here