Author: Bernadette Lawrence, Chennai, India Saint Gianna Beretta Molla was an Italian medical doctor and a saint for our modern times. Her life is a witness of a faithful Catholic, successful working woman, devoted wife, and loving mother of four. Gianna Beretta was born in Magenta, Italy as the tenth of thirteen children to Alberto Beretta and Maria de Micheli, both members of Third Order Franciscans. With daily Mass and family rosary as integral part of their family life, i

Author: Sherin Alexander Intro: Sherin Alexander shares from experience on the gift of infertility from God. Fertility is a gift from God. It is a joy to accept this gift; family and friends freely join in to proudly ogle at the adorable fruitfulness of the couple. It is not so with infertility! Then, is infertility a gift? Isn’t it the lack of the gift of fertility? A Painful Blessing Each month starts with hopeful expectation and ends with painful disappointment. Announceme

Author: Hazel Matthias Intro: Hazel Matthias shares about her experience of being apart from her husband and offers practical tips on how to maintain a healthy relationship during times of unavoidable separation. Not all couples are blessed with the gift of staying under the same roof at all times. In today's life involving work, sickness and in our case, staying at my parents' home (which is in a different city from where my husband was working) for the deliveries of our two