The University of Notre Dame was one of many colleges that closed its doors recently because of the polar vortex that descended upon the...

The University of Notre Dame was one of many colleges that closed its doors recently because of the polar vortex that descended upon the...

A college coed I know made her way back to school last week via a detour to the local emergency room. Apparently, this former Irish...

"Help, my child is home from college and tells me he has stopped going to Mass! What should I do?" This question is the one I get most...

This little turkey will be joining us for Thanksgiving in a few weeks. Are you ready to welcome your college-aged "turkeys" home for the...

In the weeks before my son left for college I was ready to say, "Goodbye and good riddance," because he had been so hard to get along...

Late summer signals "back to school" and often leaves me feeling melancholy. How about you? Did you just drop your student off at...

Are you breathing a sigh of relief having said goodbye your college aged-young adult? Or maybe you're surprised at the sadness you feel...

Such a bittersweet moment! Their bags are packed, the car is gassed, the dorm room awaits, and they're eager to begin (or return to)...

College-aged young adults make their own breakfasts, carry their own chairs to the beach, and put on their own sunscreen. That leaves...

When I lived at home for the summer as a college student, my dad was an imposing force with which to reckon-- all six and a half feet...

Welcome to May...an absolutely crazy month for most families with children. Squeezed in among spring weddings, first communions,...

Decisions about college were a long way off back when our toddlers rejoiced over a Hershey's kiss and their teddy bear. Yet, here we...

When her last son was about to begin his senior year of high school, Laurel Howanitz suddenly became frozen with fear about the looming...

January, February and March are the most difficult months of the year for someone like me-a lover of sunlight. The days are short, and,...

The Christmas countdown has begun and I assume that Praying College Moms everywhere anticipate a warm and loving grateful brood of adult...

Our effort to help women parent college-aged young adults seems to have raised up a small new "community" of sorts--a virtual one. Some...

One month ahead of schedule, And So We Pray 2 is now available --and in the nick of time to support mothers sending their children off to...

Cheers! Let's toast to the wonderful women and young adults who so generously shared their stories for And So We Pray 2. Thanks to their...

Praying College Moms celebrated their fifth anniversary of praying rosaries, interceding for each other in small groups, and sending care...