By Susan Ciancio Fathers matter. Fatherhood matters. And fathers abiding in the faith matter. Strong male leadership within the home makes a huge impact on… Read More »Emulating St. Joseph: Faith and Fatherhood in Men’s Lives
By Susan Ciancio Lent is here! This 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving affords us an amazing opportunity to spend the next several weeks building… Read More »12 Lent Practices to Foster a Culture of Life in Your Family
By Susan Ciancio The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family, so it’s fitting that Lent begins this month. We at the Culture… Read More »Family-Friendly Lent Booklets Encourage Pro-Life Conversations
By Susan Ciancio Over one of the doors leading into the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame is the inscription… Read More »Are Strange Gods Strangling You?
By Father Shenan J. Boquet The 1992 book Children of Men (later turned into a blockbuster film) is set in the year 2027, just one… Read More »A Christian Vision of Family Life: Seeing Children as a Gift, Not a Burden
By Susan Ciancio It’s hard to believe, but 2026 is upon us, and if you’re like me, you have taken some time over the past… Read More »New Year, New Values: 6 Family Activities to Embrace the Pro-Life Mission
Parents, 1 Peter cautions us, “Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour.”… Read More »New Children’s Book Claims Abortion Is a ‘Superpower’
By Susan Ciancio A mom recently shared with me that she didn’t quite understand why teaching pro-life values at home is important. Actually, she wasn’t… Read More »Build a Strong Pro-Life Family in a Fast-Paced Society
By Susan Ciancio TV, radio, and action movies illustrate the fact that superheroes have special powers, can fly, are incredibly strong, or can even read… Read More »5 Ways to Help Your Child Become a Faith-Filled and Pro-Life Superhero
By Father Shenan J. Boquet Few encyclicals in the history of the Church have caused more controversy than Humanae vitae, published on July 25, 1968… Read More »Humanae Vitae Today
By Susan Ciancio I recently heard someone say that he didn’t like what the Catholic Church teaches about abortion and same-sex marriage, so he would… Read More »The Consequences of Playing with the Devil: A Warning from St. Peter Chrysologus
By Father Shenan J. Boquet “As experience teaches, the absence of a father causes psychological and moral imbalance and notable difficulties in family relationships, as… Read More »The Father’s Heart: Healing the Wounds of a Fatherless Generation