Once In, Never Out
Features | Posted by Marge Fenelon in Family on Sunday, January 02, 2011
Most of us will agree that it’s essential to protect the innocence of children. We shouldn’t allow them to take in sexually charged or violent images, and so we carefully screen what they view on television and the computer. Anything that’s considered too adult for them to see is saved for when they aren’t around or after they’re in bed. That’s a good and noble thing. It’s important to protect our... READ MORE
Dating Dilemmas
Features | Posted by Marge Fenelon in Family on Thursday, September 02, 2010
What are Catholic parents to do when they disapprove of their daughter or son’s dating relationship?
Kathryn, a retired schoolteacher from Stuart, Fla., knows what that’s like. When her son was a freshman in college, he began dating a young woman of whom Kathryn was not at all fond. She didn’t like the forcefulness with which the young woman treated her son.
Furthermore, she was greatly concerned... READ MORE
Paws for Patients
Features | Posted by Marge Fenelon in Family on Friday, July 16, 2010
Melinda Marchiano was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She was treated at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., where she met some wonderful friends. These friends, with their four legs and wagging tails, offered Melinda caring and consolation. Carmel, Rowan, Echo, Dottie, Scruffy, Paloma, Ralf, Ryder, Sugar and Sammy would hop up on her bed and shower her with unconditional... READ MORE
Looking for Love & Fanning Old Flames
Summer 2010 Magazine Issue | Posted by Marge Fenelon in Marriage on Thursday, June 17, 2010
In early 2004 Kurt and Julie Carrick, married 20 years, faced a parental nightmare. A stranger at a party drugged their teenaged daughter and raped her. Shortly after the attack, they learned that she had become pregnant.
In the aftermath of this horrific crime, the Carricks and their daughter faced uncertainty and frustration. They learned that multiple men may have participated in the rape, but... READ MORE
Our Son the Father
Features | Posted by Marge Fenelon in News on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
If you ask parents of priests what they did to foster their sons’ vocation to the priesthood, you’re likely to get an uncertain answer. Not many actually know what role they played — apart from simply living out the Catholic faith and doing their best to pass it on to their children.
But ask those same folks how having a priest in the family has affected their lives and there’s very little fumbling... READ MORE
Get Thee Behind Me, Depression
Features | Posted by Marge Fenelon in Health on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The wisdom behind St. Benedict’s famous rule, ora et labora — pray and work — isn’t just for monks. It’s applicable to anyone who wants to achieve a healthy balance of body, mind and spirit.
In fact, say some, it can be as efficacious as modern medicines at managing the two most frequently diagnosed mental-health maladies of our day: clinical depression and anxiety disorders.
‘Tending to Little Things’... READ MORE
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