"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope."  - Maya Angelou Mary C. Curran Executive Director Catholic Family Read more

Grandpa eyed the bag of trail mix on the kitchen counter.  It was in a plastic bag inside of a brown paper sack, and the variegated grainy mixture was visible Read more

“When we forgive, we don’t deny the hurt that we have received. We don’t deny that it was wrong…But we acknowledge that there is more to the offender than the offense." -Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk Mary C. Curran Executive Director Catholic Family Read more

“Even if we whisper without opening our lips, even if we call to God only from the depths of our heart, our unspoken word always reaches God, and God always hears.” -St. Clement of Alexandria Mary C. Read more

Most of us can be held captive by many things, and physical confinement is but one of those.  Because captivity most often comes with a mindset of helplessness, disempowerment, and Read more