by Deanna Johnston | Jul 27, 2022 | CET: Family Life, CET: Marriage, CET: NFP
Originally published July 30, 2021. Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is a week that highlights the anniversary of Humanae Vitae (July 25) and the feasts of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26). Dioceses and parishes are encouraged to promote the teaching of the...
by Mikki Sciba | Jul 12, 2022 | CET: Family Life
Have you ever eaten too much food and felt bad afterwards? Or have you felt really angry and acted out by yelling or throwing a fit? Sometimes people struggle with controlling what they do and how they feel. The virtue of temperance is about practicing self-control....
by Mikki Sciba | Jun 28, 2022 | CET: Family Life
What is Fortitude? If you have ever watched a football game you know that the goal of the game is for your team to get the ball across your goal line, a touchdown. You also know that the person who is running with the football has many players from the other team...
by Mikki Sciba | Jun 14, 2022 | CET: Family Life
Have you ever owed someone something? If you have, this means you have an obligation or responsibility to repay him or give him his due. Did you also know that you have a responsibility to give God and others their due? Yes, you owe God and others something. I’m not...
by Mikki Sciba | May 31, 2022 | CET: Family Life
Prudence is a virtue that helps you think through things and act in ways that are right, good, and pleasing to God. God gives us free will so we can choose to do what is good. Prudence tells us what is good, when to do it, and how to do it. Prudence helps you to know...
by Mikki Sciba | May 24, 2022 | CET: Family Life, CET: Living the Faith
There are many parts of the Mass that can be mentioned here to help children understand what’s going on in the Mass, but I will focus more broadly on three things: prayer, Scripture, and the family meal. Pope Paul VI said, “The Mass is the most perfect...