The year 2024 ended with a great blessing with the wedding of the 13 couples of Myanmar Catholic Community at Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., on Dec. 28.
Marriage & Family Life
‘She’s a dandy!’ – Owensboro couple married 75 years shares the secret to a long, happy marriage
Lester and Helen Schaick recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary with a celebration for family at Cedarhurst Senior Living, where they both now live.
‘Walking with them on the journey’
As the new spiritual director for a Catholic adoption and foster support ministry, Fr. Christopher Kight sees himself as “bringing the Good News of the Gospel to people who have experienced suffering on so many levels.”
Experts: Church must better educate Catholics about IVF moral objections, alternatives
(OSV News) — In vitro fertilization is a topic that received significant national attention during the past election season as candidates made it a policy issue. A costly, but widely accepted option in society for conceiving children through artificial means, IVF also involves significant moral and ethical concerns.
A marriage lifeline: Retrouvaille weekend for struggling couples begins Aug. 30
My wife, Ana, and I are coordinators of Retrouvaille in Nashville, Tenn., which is a program for married couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage.
One Catholic physician’s journey to becoming a Natural Family Planning advocate
Amid the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, Dr. Marguerite Duane, a board-certified family physician, spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about her work as co-founder and executive director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the scientific evidence supporting fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs).
Marriage and Family Life: Investing in strong marriages
The biggest accomplishment for the Office of Marriage and Family Life during the 2023/2024 year was fully funding the $50,000 match from the Catholic Marriage Initiative (CMI), which took a little time, a lot of hard work, and many generous donors.
The ones in the back of church
When you are a parent, you clock many hours in the back of churches. Pacing with fussy babies. Corralling rambunctious toddlers. Calming down restless children.
National Eucharistic Congress promises ‘profound impact’ for families, says Indy family life director
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) – Catholics will come to Indianapolis in the tens of thousands for the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 – some as individuals, some as couples, some as groups.
Fifty days of Easter spirit
(OSV News) – Most people don’t think in terms of Easter spirit. Yet the Easter season is a time that is filled with a spirit of joy and hope.