Day One: A Catholic Family Advent
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 28, 2021
Today we start the Advent season, leading up to Christ’s birth. Here are some ways for your family to celebrate the journey.
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Susan Hines-Brigger
Susan Hines-Brigger is an executive editor of St. Anthony Messenger magazine. She has worked at Franciscan Media for 30 years. She and her husband, Mark, are the parents of four children, and grandparents of one.
Faith and Family: Go Your Own Way
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 24, 2021
As parents, we know that our main job is to raise our children to become responsible adults who will eventually step away from us and forge their own paths. We hope that when doing so, they will take with them all that we have tried to teach them. That’s the way it works. We do our best and then step aside.
Faith and Family for November 28: First Sunday of Advent
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 24, 2021
This week we celebrate the first Sunday of the Advent season, beginning our four week journey to the birth of Christ.
Faith and Family for November 21: Feast of Christ the King
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 17, 2021
This week we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. In the Gospel, we hear Pilate ask Jesus if he is the King of the Jews.
Time to Practice What We Preach
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 11, 2021
When kids are little, one of the first rules many parents teach them is to play nicely. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line as we start to grow up, we tend to forget that lesson ourselves.
Faith and Family for November 14: Lesson of the Fig Tree
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 10, 2021
This week, Jesus uses the example of a fig tree to explain the way in which the son of man will come.
Healing Waters
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 4, 2021
I’m not a fan of water. Our bad relationship started in my youth while I was taking swim lessons. I was taking the lessons because my mom, who was afraid of water and never learned to swim, wanted to make sure that my sisters and I would be safe anytime we were around water.