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Hard to conceive: Sometimes getting pregnant isn't easy--or possible
Article Author: Patrick T. Reardon Alternatives such as those offered by Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha don’t work for every couple.And in vitro fertilization (IVF)...
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Little women: How consumer culture is forcing girls to grow up too fast
Article Author: Meg McSherry Breslin Mattel and Abercrombie sell sexiness even to 6-year-olds. Enter those who are fighting back to let girls be girls.At a recent wedding Becky Groth was amazed to see...
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Empty nest? Now what? Tips for maintaining a marriage after the kids have gone
Article Author: Wendy DonahueThis story accompanies The 25-year-itch: Empty nesters and the second half of marriage.)David and Claudia Arp, founders of Marriage Alive and authors of The Second Half of...
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A Catholic mom on choosing a school for her preschooler
Article Author: Tina Herman After reading Father Bill Tkachuk's Sounding Board on admission policies at Catholic elementary schools, U.S. Catholic production editor Tina Herman offers a parents'...
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Let’s talk about what? Telling your kids about "the birds and the bees"
Article Author: Catherine O'Connell-Cahill Don’t swat away the birds and the bees. Start the conversation early with your kids.The only test I ever flunked was in my freshman year of Catholic high...
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Do you have faith in your vote?
Article Author: Heather Grennan Gary Catholics are valued voters for the candidates because they take their faith and their role in democracy seriously. In a 2008 U.S. Catholic survey, though, readers...
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Dynamic duo: Pat and Patty Crowley
Article Author: Paul LeingangPat and Patty Crowley will always be Pat-and-Patty to me—individuals but inseparable—even though I only came to know them through Patty alone. Pat died in 1974, shortly...
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O come let us get ready
Article Author: Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck In the pre-Christmas rush, take time for Advent. Jamie and Carol and their four children, ages 9 to 15, try to avoid looking at any Christmas decorations...
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Stand alone moms: Catholic single parents tell their stories
Article Author: Heidi SchlumpfFor Rosa Manriquez, it was the Catholic school’s father-daughter dance.For Wendy Diez, it was the e-mail from the preschool teacher addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Diez.”For...
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Show me the way: How can parents pass on the faith?
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview Whether you’re a parent or a volunteer catechist, this theologian says the art of persuasion is key to handing on the faith. Want proof? Just watch Jesus in...
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Is secularism standing in the way of raising our kids Catholic?
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview The editors interview theologian and religious education scholar Thomas Groome.An increasingly secular culture is often blamed for the young generation’s lack...
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Reach out and tweet someone: U.S. Catholic readers on social media
Article Author: Elizabeth Lefebvre For U.S. Catholic readers, social media creates an easy way to remain linked in to friends, family, and God.It’s a familiar sight for anyone who has recently taken...
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One Tweet too many? Take a social media fast
Article Author: Roxane B. Salonen In one month last year Americans spent 63.5 billion minutes engaging in social media. Drawing conclusions from another study, a January article in the Telegraph warned...
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The parent trap: How to keep your kids from ruling the roost
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview Family therapist William Doherty discusses the challenges facing parents trying to fight the consumer culture and provides pieces of advice for them to...
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Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview Family therapist William Doherty talks about the impact of consumer culture on marriage and personal relationships as well as the increasing rates of divorce....
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How parishes can help infertile couples
Article Author: Patrick T. Reardon These are just some of the ways that the parish can be a resource to couples experiencing infertility.• Raise the issue of infertility at the pre-Cana marriage...
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It's a safe bet that Sister Rose Pacatte watches more TV and movies than you do. She even has TiVo, which only seriously addicted TV watchers will admit to. If you asked her about this, she would say,...
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Come follow me: On faith and Facebook
Article Author: Roxane B. Salonen Catholics are using the latest tools to connect ancient faith with today’s digital reality.Less than a decade ago, social and media wouldn’t have been seen together in...
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Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interviewYou've heard of the "overscheduled child," no doubt. Family therpist William Doherty is one of the people you can thank for putting a name to that thoroughly...
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Don't focus on the family: Julie Hanlon Rubio on family ethics
Article Author: A U.S. Catholic interview Are full family schedules masking emptiness of spirit? A Catholic ethicist and suburban mom challenges families to make time for the really important...
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