Amniotic fluid is critical for an unborn baby's life and health. The amount of “water” around the baby naturally increases as the...

"The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling." attributed to Saint John Paul II It truly is such an incredible ETERNAL...

Inside there's the temptation to turn away, to pretend I don't see her eyeing him up as she peruses the red bell peppers and bags of...

A variation of the question comes up every year around this time in social media groups and on discussion boards geared toward Catholic women... "I'm pregnant and/or nursing. Am I still supposed to fast?" "I need to eat every couple hours in order to keep anything down, what should I do on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?" "I feel fine and like it's not a big deal for me to fast. I should still do it, right?" The short answer? Fasting and abstinence during Lent are not required

Can we apply the Christian concept of memento mori to pregnancy and birth? As Christians we are made for and called to live for eternity, to remember that our ultimate end and purpose is not in this world but the next. In Catholic tradition this means that there is an emphasis on remembering our own mortality, that no one escapes death and it is foolish to not prepare for or remember this. In a culture that seemingly seeks to do everything it can to distract us from the real

It is incredibly common for women to struggle with fear and anxiety during pregnancy. Perhaps it is because pregnancy opens us, not just...