Babies Are a Lot Like Us
by Peter J. Leithart“Suffer the little children to come to me” isn’t a piece of pious sentiment, but a starting point for scientific discovery. Continue Reading »
A Children's Book for Our Time
by Mark BauerleinMatthew Mehan joins the podcast to discuss his recent children's book, The Handsome Little Cygnet. Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Corey on Children’s Books
by R. R. RenoElizabeth Corey joins R. R. Reno to talk about what makes for good children’s literature. Continue Reading »
Keeping the Faith
by Christian SmithThe more religiously committed parents are, the more they want their children to grow up believing and practicing the family’s religion. This is especially true of parents who are religiously traditionalist or conservative. The desire to pass on the faith to offspring in a world that does not seem . . . . Continue Reading »
Carols and the Christmas Paradox
by Veery HuleattThe old Christmas carols, by delighting in humble details, capture the paradox of the season: God’s power made incarnate in the womb of a lowly girl. Continue Reading »
Five Ways the Church Can Help Married and Engaged Couples
by Ashley McGuireSitting at a high-top table in Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, just a few blocks away from Pope Francis and the World Meeting of Families, a young priest friend leaned in and asked me what I wish had been different about my marriage prep. “Having been through it recently, what would you . . . . Continue Reading »
Rearing Slaves, Rearing Sons
by Peter J. LeithartYou’ve heard the horror stories about the schools: kindergartens with a dose of amoral sex education; teachers sowing gender confusion with the hearty support of administrators; violence and widespread drug use in the tony prep schools that train tomorrow’s elites; depression, eating disorders, . . . . Continue Reading »
Teaching the Family
by Nathaniel PetersLove Is Our Mission, a preparatory catechesis on family tied to the Catholic Church’s upcoming World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, begins exactly as it should: with Jesus revealing that being created in the image and likeness of God means being created to offer others the gift of ourselves. Continue Reading »
A Mission of Love
by George WeigelThe World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia this September should be more than a vast Catholic “gathering of the clans” around Pope Francis—and so should the months between now and then. If the Church in the United States takes this opportunity seriously, these months of preparation will be a time when Catholics ponder the full, rich meaning of marriage and the family: human goods whose glory is brought into clearest focus by the Gospel. Parents, teachers and pastors all share the responsibility for seizing this opportunity, which comes at a moment when marriage and the family are crumbling in our culture and society. Continue Reading »
Should Children Make Up Their Own Minds About Religion?
by Jason StubblefieldI don’t make my kids go to church; I want them to make up their own minds about religion.” I overheard the line from a parent sitting at a nearby restaurant table, and have heard the adage countless times. Continue Reading »
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