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To directly address the harms of pornography and to provide resources to support and protect individuals, marriages and families in overcoming pornography and making their homes safe, I am asking all parishes to celebrate, for the first time, “Safe Haven Sunday” beginning with the first Sunday of Lent (Feb. 17-18).

This Sunday was Gaudete Sunday – or, as my five year old calls it, “Pink Candle Sunday” (which is better than the six year old’s comment, which was a shocked observation that “Father is wearing a pink dress – like a girl!”). I’d be more discouraged by the assessment were it not for the fact that church is the only place the kids see advent candles, as Casa de Donaldson has none this year...

I needed a shift away from what I saw as my children doing wrong -- all the time -- and toward seeing them do good

Most Catholic parents have had to take an embarrassing walk to the back of church with small children who can’t quiet down. So, what might parents of small children, and those who are bothered by small children, do in these situations?

On Sunday, October 15 at the 11 am Mass at St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond will celebrate a special Mass for the Victims and Survivors of Violence. 

October is known as Respect Life Month, a time when the church shines a special light on the life issues. Can you tell us more about that?