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    Making Mom Catholic

    Two women, both led by their daughters, walked by different roads into the Catholic faith.

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    Open heart adoption

    With four children already, the Roberto family of Bensalem decided to adopt four more – all with special needs — from China.

  • Iris Reyes-Bugg leads the children's liturgy at St. Peter the Apostle church, where she also serves as a teacher in the Parish Religious Education Program.

    Moved to cheers

    One of 16 children born into a poor Honduran family, Iris Reyes-Bugg grew up in her adopted Philadelphia family — and into a dynamic young woman determined to serve.

From the Archbishop

The evidential power of beauty

We might consider several lessons from creation this week as summer begins and life starts to briefly slow down.

God lives in the summer rain, the stars in the night sky, the wind in the leaves of the trees. He speaks to us through a creation alive with his love.

We need to be silent, and watch and listen. And then we need to join in nature’s symphony of praise.

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Parenting

Meet your new baby brother

Older siblings may naturally welcome the family’s new baby, but there are a few ways parents can help with the adjustment when he comes home.

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Marriage

When porn invades a marriage, it’s time to talk

Internet pornography is the fastest growing addiction in the United States today and can present a grave threat to a couple’s marriage. The real question is what happens now that both partners know about the issue.