How to Fight Fair
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
My boyfriend hates to argue, but I love it. When I think about why we communicate so differently, I attribute a lot of it to where he is from.
His is a typical New England family. They’re polite and reserved. My family is an Irish-American clan from Philly, and last time my boyfriend was here, my little brother called him fat to his face. (He’s not.) Fighting is just an extension of talking where... READ MORE
How to Handle Lapsed Catholics at First Communion?
Posted by AGroup in Family on Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Q: We have a large extended family, most of whom think we have jumped off a cliff for being so zealous for our beautiful faith,many of whom are no longer practicing Catholics, and some of whom were baptized Catholic but have chosen to practice another faith (Lutheran). How can we peacefully handle telling fallen away Catholic family members, that they should not receive the Eucharist while attending... READ MORE
Sibling Love
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, September 03, 2008
My sister has a baby, Matthew. He is six weeks old, and my daughter Camilla loves him. She talks about “baby Mafew” all the time. She gets excited when we’re going to see him. When she’s around him she wants to be as close to him as possible - so much so that I’ve had to make a rule that she may only touch his hands and feet, and kiss the top of his head.
She’s fascinated by baby activities;... READ MORE
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