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The Giver and the Gift: A New Year’s Resolution

Published January 4, 2014 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: ACNM, Column

Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights – James 1:17 A little over 40 years ago, my mom taught me a lesson that I will never forget: The giver of a gift is always more important than the gift itself.  I believe that it was either… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published January 4, 2014

Part 4 of 6 – Pope Francis, Parenthood, and the Importance of Admission

Published November 21, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them. (Cathechism of the Catholic Church, 2223) Early in his pontificate, Pope Francis has given parents yet another tip  – admitting our failings to our children.  One of the common themes of Pope Francis has… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published November 21, 2013

Pope Francis and Parenting by Example – Part 2 of 6

Published October 24, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: ACNM, Column

Parents have a grave responsibility to give good example to their children.  (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2223) From the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has led by example.  He has put flesh on the message, so to speak.  He as our “Papa” has taken ideas, concepts, and truths and concretely put them into… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published October 24, 2013

5 Things Pope Francis Can Teach Parents About Parenthood – Part 1 of 6

Published October 9, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

Pope Francis has taught us quite a bit about parenthood.  In word and deed and in just the first six months as “Papa”, his words and his actions have taught us and can teach any parent something about raising children.  Today, we’d like to share some of what we’ve learned from him and to challenge… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published October 9, 2013

New Evangelization, Reality TV, and Parenting

Published September 26, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

Effective parenting calls for new ways of communicating the Faith to children. In essence, parents must answer the call to the New Evangelization in their own homes with their own children.  As parents, we’re called to find ways in every day life to convey the truths of the faith in ways that, perhaps, are a… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published September 26, 2013

Signs of Contradiction

Published September 12, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

Three Persons, One God. 100% God, yet 100% man. To save your life, you must lose it. The first shall be last, and the last shall be first. Christianity is full of seeming contradictions. Life is full of contradictions. The Christian must be comfortable with these apparent contradictions. In fact, part of the mystery of… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published September 12, 2013

The Mystery of Parenthood: God’s Vulnerability

Published August 29, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

    Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and as innocent as doves. (Matthew 10:16) We’ve been contemplating this concept of the mystery of parenthood for years – the idea of living parenthood with a heightened sacramental sense.  We’ve attempted to be outward, visible signs… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published August 29, 2013

Parenthood, Faith, and Mystery

Published August 15, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

  In reality, it is only in the mystery of the Word made flesh that the mystery of man truly becomes clear … Christ the Lord, Christ the new Adam, in the very revelation of the mystery of the Father and of His love, fully reveals man to himself…He, who is the “image of the… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published August 15, 2013

Setting Your Family Ablaze – Relationships – Part 4 of 5

Published July 18, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

Relationships must be cultivated if we are to set our families ablaze and begin to change this culture.  Relationships are the third necessary piece to the puzzle of transforming our families.  For them to flourish, three elements, properly understood, must consciously and actively be made present in our families through the parents.  As with all… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published July 18, 2013

Setting Your Family Ablaze – Integration – Part 3 of 5

Published July 4, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

“There cannot be two parallel lives in [the Christian’s] existence on the one hand, the so-called “spiritual” life, with its values and demands; and on the other, the so-called “secular” life that is life in a family, at work, in social relationships, in the responsibilities of public life and in culture… Therefore, I have maintained… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published July 4, 2013

Four Keys to Setting Our Families Ablaze – Part 2 of 5 – Faith

Published June 20, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen … And without faith it is impossible to please Him.  For whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him” (Hebrews 11:1,6)   If our families are to be set… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published June 20, 2013

Four Keys to Setting Our Families Ablaze – Part 1 of 5

Published June 6, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! (Luke 12:49) Jesus desired then, and He desires now that a fire be kindled on earth.  Today, as much as at any time before in history, we as Catholics, as Christians, must take these words to heart.  We must “rekindle… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published June 6, 2013

The Mystery of Parenthood

Published May 23, 2013 • Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion Filed Under: Column

Fifteen years ago at St. Mary’s in College Station, I walked down the stairs with my then 3 year old son.  What happened on those stairs opened my eyes and subsequently my wife’s eyes to the fact that parenthood does more for the parents than it ever does for the children.   On that stairway, our… [Read More]

Written by Trey and Stephanie Cashion • Published May 23, 2013

Don’t Let Your Children’s First Communion Be Their Last

Published April 23, 2013 • Written by Kathryn Whitaker Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family

Sometimes words just hit your heart, right where it matters. This past weekend was officially “First Communion Weekend” at our house. It’s a date we’ve had circled on the calendar for months. There were lots of preparations—the clothes, the party afterward, the invitations, the family travel schedules and, of course, the Sacramental preparation. During the… [Read More]

Written by Kathryn Whitaker • Published April 23, 2013

The 10 Commandments of Social Media use for Teens

Published February 26, 2013 • Written by Kathryn Whitaker Filed Under: Blog, Resources

Every kid does it. No matter how straight the A’s, smart the brain, talented the athlete or pious the altar server—at some point in life, your child is going to lie to you. A few weeks ago our 11-year-old did just that. He opened an Instagram account even though we expressly told him not to… [Read More]

Written by Kathryn Whitaker • Published February 26, 2013

NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ Addresses Teen Pregnancy and Abortion

Published January 24, 2013 • Written by Rita Suva Filed Under: Blog

In its four season history as a television show, NBC’s Parenthood has addressed issues that are honest, relatable and believable. From addiction to special needs children to infidelity to being a single mother to cancer to infertility issues to adoption to a soldier’s return from Afghanistan and more, Parenthood has not shied away from tough… [Read More]

Written by Rita Suva • Published January 24, 2013

Parenting the Popular Kid

Published December 18, 2012 • Written by Kathryn Whitaker Filed Under: Blog

Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, we all want to be popular. Well, popular in the sense that all of us want to be loved, recognized, accepted and appreciated. Our oldest son began middle school this year and it has been a {ahem} transition. Yes, there are glimpses of a little boy left… [Read More]

Written by Kathryn Whitaker • Published December 18, 2012

I’m not afraid anymore…

Published August 22, 2012 • Written by Lauren Gulde Filed Under: ACNM, Blog, Faith, Family, Marriage and Love, Youth

I’ve just realized it. Just now. I’ve been sitting here at my computer, attempting to design a stunning website for a client, listening to my two little girls (ages 4 and 6) playing in the living room next to me. They’ve been playing ‘Getting Married’. This entails putting on pretend make-up, going dancing and finding… [Read More]

Written by Lauren Gulde • Published August 22, 2012

A Priest and A Sister Dish on Religious Life

Published May 8, 2012 • Written by Kathryn Whitaker Filed Under: Blog, Faith

A little over a month ago, I asked you to send in your best questions to local Dominican Sister, Sr. Elizabeth Ann, O.P., of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.  There were some great questions (and she gave some great answers, below).  But, I thought it would be equally fun to ask… [Read More]

Written by Kathryn Whitaker • Published May 8, 2012

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