Family

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

Survey shows Irish parents back Catholic schools

The latest Irish consultation on school patronage has reopened the divestment debate, but it also raises harder questions about the future character of Catholic education

Pope Leo calls for renewed commitment to protect children and vulnerable adults

Addressing an Italian bishops’ conference gathering through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy Father said safeguarding is not only a matter of rules but of Christian responsibility

The Catholic Herald

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

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

The theology of being a godparent

Scripture, tradition and canon law reveal that godparents are not merely ceremonial figures but guardians of a child’s life in the Faith

Clement Harrold

Choosing to be present

In a distracted age, remembering the stillness of childhood may help us rediscover how naturally we first came to know the presence of God

Innocence, innuendo and the limits of humour

The backlash against Frida’s sexualised marketing reopens deeper questions about how a culture should protect the innocence of childhood

Daisy-Mae Inglese

Five lessons on Catholic fatherhood I learned from my Dad

Five lessons on Catholic fatherhood I learned from my Dad

Seven children is a small family

Dominic Perrem reflects on family life, human inadequacy and why openness to children remains a path to love and sanctification