Some families honor their members, and some do not. What kind of family we come from affects how we relate to God, others, and ourselves unless we make deliberate choices against our upbringing.

Saint Paul has a great insight for his "brothers and sisters," his "holy family" of faith, the church. As the ones God has chosen, he says, you are to respond in certain ways.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE desirable qualities. Girls’ and boys’ clubs promise to develop them. From academic programs to the armed forces, turning lemmings into leaders is a constant theme.

Estimates say that during the 20th century well over 50,000,000 people died because of genocides at the hands of political leaders, rival tribes, and oppressive nation-states.

A man sat down on the desk chair in his son's room. His boy was lying on his bed, face pressed into his pillow. For quite a while no words passed between them.

When I was growing up, families picked up and moved at a moment's notice because of company transfers or new job opportunities. My family moved three times before I was 5, and my cousins lived in three states and six houses before their oldest child was in high school.

Saint Paul offers a recipe for happy family life. We could all benefit from putting the virtues and traits he extols into practice.

Sisters and brothers, we celebrate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Let us ask for reconciliation within the human family and between the human family and you.

"Out of Egypt I called my son." Going to and returning from Egypt have always been significant journeys in scripture.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.