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8 Reasons to Go to Mass - Thomas Lickona

"Mass is boring." "I don't get anything out of Mass — why should I go?" "Why can't I just pray alone?" These are common feelings, especially among young people but among many adults as well. How should we respond.  Email This Article

A Cure for Tattling: Hear No Evil - Dr. Ray Guarendi

My son and daughter, ages eight and five, seem to be having a contest over who can tattle on the other more. I'm at the point where I don't want to hear another accusation of any kind. How can I end this constant tattling? — Tattle Weary  Email This Article

A Father's Heart - John Trent

We've all had times when we're physically in one place but mentally in another. Most of the time, it’s not a real problem – except when it comes to being a husband and father.   Email This Article

A Father's Unity of Life - James Stenson

A successful father exercises leadership at home as much as on the job — and in roughly the same ways.  Email This Article

A last assignment - Cathy Collins

I called him August 1st of last summer to say good-bye. It was a call I'd put off for weeks, voicing what three unsent letters wanted to convey. How can one say a final earthly goodbye to a good friend, a former teacher, a magnificent priest, now dying of cancer?  Email This Article

Advice for Fathers - James Stenson

Sometimes negative guidelines are at least as helpful as positive ones, often more so. It's often useful for a father to know what not to do — that is, what to avoid — in a complicated family situation.  Email This Article

All’s Fair in Love, War, and Curfews - Dr. Ray Guarendi

My teenagers are fourteen and sixteen. We disagree constantly over curfew times. Any suggestions for establishing reasonable limits? And how can I ensure they'll be followed? - The Timekeeper  Email This Article

Ancient History - JOHN O'CONNELL

It is remarkable how many good books have been written for youth in the twentieth century.  Email This Article

Beyond Dating - Kate Ernsting

Most parents have happy memories of dating. But today youth ministers, and even some teens, are sounding an alarm, that dating may be more intense and destructive than it was for their parents. Here is how one parish leads their young adults on the narrow path to real love.  Email This Article

Bill Cosby Is Right, Again - Anthony B. Bradley

Bill Cosby’s status as sage is confirmed by the release of his new book, co-authored with Dr. Alvin Poussaint of Harvard Medical School, Come On People: On The Path From Victims to VictorsEmail This Article


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