Meet one couple with some answers: It was at a barn dance near the small community of Munjor, Kansas in the middle of the Great Depression when Marcellus Ruder asked 17-year-old Marcella Rohr to dance with him. Little did either realize that moment would change the course of their lives forever. In October, they will…

Well here’s a little conversation-starter for you, via New Advent. This comes from a blog run by Dominican Fr. Philip Neri Powell: Here they are: 1). What Father says, “Please, be mindful of your children during Mass. We have a cry room.” What parents hear: “Your kids are disruptive brats and you cannot control them.…

A lot of Catholic schools are facing budgetary challenges, with lower enrollment and higher operational costs. But a school in upstate New York is becoming the first in the state to try something radical: a four-day school week. From the Buffalo News: The 145 students returning this week will be the first in the state…

I can’t think of a better way of building up a marriage than starting every day the way this couple does: When most married couples vow to love, honor and cherish each other on their wedding day, that is often the only time they voice those promises aloud. Not so for Dan and Helen Lococo…

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