Ordinary Time … anything but ordinary (2-minute video)
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany, New York, reminds us that the liturgical season of Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary...
Parent: “I lost it today. What can I do?”
My friend's husband had just lost his job. She herself was caring for her elderly parents. So when her son rolled his eyes at...
Works of Mercy for Families to Perform Safely During the Pandemic
DEANNA BARTALINI
Parents are being reminded in a very real way of the Baptismal promise they made to be the first people to pass on...
Free online resources to use at home during Covid-19 outbreak
During the current health crisis caused by COVID-19, Bayard is providing the texts of the Sunday liturgies to you free of charge as an...
Effective Teaching: Encouraging the Three Pillars of Lent at Home
With inspiration from St. Augustine
JARED DEES
St. Augustine once described Lent in a sermon as “the epitome of our whole life.” It allows Christians to make...
Parent: “I’m anxious and worried. What if I do a terrible job?”
The shaking had started in the delivery room. My baby's heart rate had slowed, and by the time the nurses wheeled me into surgery...
Ten Family Ways for Quarantine Days
PATRICIA M. MCCORMACK, IHM, EDD
Quarantine and stay-at-home days have made it possible for some of us, who are not battling illness, to devote time...
Reaffirming the Role of Parents in Religious Education
BY LISA MLADNICH
As catechists, most of us have struggled to teach children whose families are, for a variety of reasons, in a woeful state...
A Family Plan to THRIVE through Quarantine
By Sr. Patricia M. McCormack, IHM, EdD
Technically, anomie is a sociological term but in general usage it means aimlessness, personal unrest, or a sense...
Meet the Gaze of Jesus
An unlikely apostle
SUSIE LLOYD
Picture this. Five rich men are seated in a dark room around a table. We can see all of...