Tere Johnson shares her reflections on Robert Cardinal Sarah's beautiful book on marriage by focusing on one of the many beautiful themes that emerge in Couples, Awaken Your Love.
Every year, millions of people resolve to lose weight, eat healthy, and read some of those books on the stack in the corner. In this article, Tere Johnson explores some new resolutions to consider and a new twist on the old ones.
Tere returns from the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers Conference with a recap of Bishop Daniel Flores keynote address and thoughts about the collaborative nature of ministry. Get the scoop!
During the Autumn and Winter, our Church offers numerous opportunities to connect with each other, with our Church, and even to those who are enjoying God's company!
Guest contributor Bethany Meola of Life Giving Wounds ministry writes about the importance of ministry to adult children of divorced and separated parents.
Families are enjoying the last of the summer weeks before the start of the school year, so does your family have its SON screen? Find out what it takes to make sure you have proper coverage.
When was YOUR last vacation? Leisure time with your spouse and family is known to improve marital and family satisfaction. This article features 5 ideas for making vacation more of a religious experience and includes 5 tips for a stay at home vacation everyone will enjoy.
Glimpses of the importance and truth about motherhood, and fatherhood can sometimes be gleaned from movies! In this article, the author explores one little movie, and shares some wisdom from one of the Catholic Church's greatest saints about the importance of motherhood and womanhood.
Successful marriage requires a level of self and couple awareness that due to complacency, many couples don't reach. In this article, Tere Johnson proposes couples include some marital spring cleaning along with the spiritual cleaning we are called to during the season of Lent.
Why is it that people get so drab during Lent? In this light-hearted article, Tere Johnson takes a look at observing Lent with a joyful heart, while still practicing its difficult disciplines of fasting, prayer and alsmgiving. Read on...
The New Year is a special time to make resolutions to improve different areas in our life. Having goals is also important to nurture and grow our most important relationships, after our relationship with God (of course), that being the relationship with our spouse and children. Tere Johnson, presents some practical Relationship Goals for 2022!
As Catholics we are counter cultural. While the world pulls us to skip over Advent and get right to Christmas, we are invited to embrace the present... the Season of Advent. In this article, Tere Johnson explores some of the ways we can enter into the season in a way we can enjoy our Church seasons as they come!
Preparing for First Communion is a special time for children and their families. This short article is about the First Communion Family Festival at the League City Civic Center on November 20, 2021 from 10 am- 4 pm. This is an "out of the box" way to show children and families the beauty of the Eucharist, and take care of some of the practical aspects of it too!
Our Church calls us to take some time each year to recommit ourselves to end the violence of abortion, which deeply wounds women and destroys children. Respect Life month also calls us to remember the dignity of children who are die due to miscarriage or in infancy. Stella Maris Center will observe Respect Life month with a Healing Webinar on Friday October 15, and a Remembrance Day Mass for the Little Ones on Saturday, October 16.
This article addresses the importance of including money in our discussions about ways to deepen our faith. It also serves as an invitation to join Stella Maris Center's webinar, Bible Based Finances from a Catholic Perspective with author and teacher, Thomas Zordani (Faith Finances)