OSV publisher Scott Richert recalls the times at Mass when, while holding a squirming child during the Eucharist prayer, the priest would elevate the host and, drawing the child’s attention, he or she would proclaim, ...
Associate editor Ava Lalor writes about an ad she recently encountered featuring a friendly robot geared toward helping kids with social interactions and emotional processing. While it seems like a fun product at first glance, ...
Just when you thought children couldn't possibly spend more time with their faces buried in a screen, they have done just that. Use of screen media is up 17% for teens (ages 13-18) and tweens (ages ...
A little creativity with Lego pieces by John and Holly Ostermeier's six children has yielded a re-creation of the family's parish church, St. Pius X in Appleton, right down to the altar, candle bank, piano ...
Off and on, since the COVID-19 pandemic began and in-person instruction resumed, St. Joseph School counselor Suzanne Krumpelman in Fayetteville has spoken to students to gauge how they are coping. During one informal survey, Krumpelman asked ...
An estimated 5.2 million children in 21 countries, including the United States, lost at least one parent, a custodial grandparent or a primary caregiver to COVID-19 during the first 20 months of the pandemic, social ...
The recent comment by Pope Francis that people who have pets instead of children are, sometimes at least, manifesting selfishness brought predictable howls from pet lovers and those who felt he was treading on their ...
Recently, the Pew Research Center came out with a study showing that fewer Americans intend to have kids than ever before. There’s a lot of data in the study, but the major points are this: ...
During his first general audience of 2022, Pope Francis gave a rather lovely catechesis on St. Joseph and adoption — the sixth such address in a series about the foster-father of Jesus. You may not ...
Managing editor Scott Warden shares the story of Ryan Kelly, a football player for the Indianapolis Colts, and his wife, Emma, and how they recently lost their daughter to miscarriage. In an Instagram post a ...
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