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Why imperfect family prayer may be the most honest kind
Family prayer is rarely neat or uninterrupted, but it can teach parents a deeper kind of trust
Matt Chicoine
Beyond eros: recovering the fuller meaning of love
Christianity offers a richer vision of love than modern culture’s fixation on romance, one rooted in friendship, sacrifice and willing the good of the other
Delphine Chui
Catholic weddings in Ireland down by half in 10 years
New figures show a sharp decline in Catholic ceremonies alongside a rise in civil and alternative weddings
Ruadhan Jones
In defence of nepotism
A culture obsessed with meritocracy risks overlooking the moral legitimacy of prioritising the family and its obligations
Delphine Chui
Discernment involves action
Prayer and careful thought matter, but without action discernment remains an educated guess rather than a tested reality
Kerri Christopher
The war between the sexes isn’t accidental
The growing mistrust between men and women is not only a social phenomenon but a spiritual one, and Catholics should resist answering it with either blame or despair
Delphine Chui
How fatherlessness fuels the manosphere
Beneath the rhetoric of the manosphere lies a recurring story of family breakdown, fatherlessness and the loss of moral formation
Isabel Gibbens
In praise of the married man
David Hahn makes the case for the married man, arguing that matrimony offers both the adventure and stability modern men are told it cannot
David Hahn
The price we pay for not paying attention
In an age of screens, notifications and fractured concentration, the simple act of being fully present has become both difficult and deeply necessary
Delphine Chui
From childless by choice to parental regret
As essays on parental regret become more visible, they do more than describe experience, they help construct a narrative that may shape how others approach the question of having children
Noelle Mering
Beyond therapy: rediscovering community and Confession
As therapy becomes more widespread, the Church’s sacrament of Confession offers something distinct yet complementary to modern approaches to emotional wellbeing
Delphine Chui
One year a Catholic
Convert Oscar Yuill on the highs and lows of crossing the Tiber from Protestantism into full communion with the Catholic Church
Oscar Yuill
Why I am being baptised today — and returning to Lourdes on Monday
Emma Hallinan on her journey from agnosticism to Baptism, and why she is returning to Lourdes just days later
Emma Hallinan
Why Catholics should take the dating crisis seriously
Many young adults still desire marriage, but weakened social structures, low confidence and digital habits have made dating far harder than older generations often realise
Delphine Chui
From ‘fiat’ to fruit: what the Annunciation means for marriage
By reflecting on Mary’s ‘yes’, the Annunciation invites spouses to see marriage as a self-giving participation in God’s creative love
Adelaide di Maggio
The return of wonder
Medieval mystery plays and Shakespeare point to a culture that once understood wonder and what has been lost in its absence
Dominic Perrem
Finding God in the age of the algorithm
Young adults are encountering Christianity through digital platforms, raising both new opportunities and new challenges for the Church
Delphine Chui
How self-reflection aids discernment
Discernment requires more than prayer and action: it also demands the honest self-reflection that helps cultivate the virtue of prudence
Kerri Christopher
The prospects and perils of reviving gender roles
As young people rediscover gender roles, the Church must show the difference between authentic tradition and online chauvinism
Portia Berry-Kilby
The return of silence in an age of noise
As modern life grows louder and more distracted, young people are discovering that the Church’s ancient understanding of silence offers a deeper response than digital detox
Delphine Chui
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