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Are you looking for more structure and discipline in your prayer life? Would you like to improve concentration by reflecting on your meditation sessions? Do you want to monitor your meditation practice and personal growth over time? Is it your desire to gain insights into your thoughts, emotions, and experiences? This book may be just what you're looking for!

I am not a poet, but during my prayer today, the Holy Spirit gave me words of my own to complete the melody of a song that kept repeating in the background of my mind after I awoke: Tapestry by Carole King. I hope these words from God bring you as much consolation and joy as they have for me! God bless!

Tony and Charisse Rubio, of the Greater Cincinnati area, bring a lifetime of experience to the service of the family through their ministry called Our Domestic Church. CLICK TITLE to read the "RC Impact" story...

Graduate thesis showing that Vatican II set in motion new directions which enabled subsequent Church teaching to regard the family as a Domestic Church. In addition to covering its history, normative definitions of key terms and highlights of the most notable new directions are provided. CLICK TITLE to download and read paper.

Discover the meaning of God’s teaching on the necessity of unconditional forgiveness (mercy) as well as how there can be justice in forgiving even someone who isn’t sorry for the harm or evil done. Being open to forgiveness is an act of mercy that involves a choice by the offended person, while reconciliation is an act of justice involving both...

"Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family" is the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis offering pastoral guidance to help families grow together in their faith and to encourage them in the face of mounting challenges. It is directed primarily to those engaged in family apostolate and to families themselves, with a recommendation that each part be “read patiently and carefully."  Because of all the media attention to the controversial sections of the eighth chapter, many people think this document is limited to only issues about divorce, remarriage, and discerning “irregular” situations.  Focusing on this controversy detracts from the beautiful message of fidelity to the “Gospel of the family” this document contains.  Here I summarize chapter four, “Love in Marriage,” which discusses the transformation of love, using Saint Paul’s famous passage about love from 1 Cor 13:4-7.  (Click heading to read more)

The primary audience for this book is the lay faithful who are seeking sound approaches for strengthening families and renewing the Church in the face of attacks against both by present-day culture. Pastors, lay pastoral ministers, and theologians will also find this book filled with...

The eyes of the Church are turned toward helping marriages and families. The face of God is turned toward our greatest needs for healing and holiness. Family life is a holy privilege that requires ... (Click heading to read more)