5 Signs you need marriage counseling … even if your marriage isn’t in crisis
Talking to an objective, qualified third party could bring your marriage from "just okay" to "great."
Colleen Duggan
Colleen Duggan, wife and mother of six children, is a freelance writer for various online Catholic publications. She blogs at www.colleenduggan.net, about life as an imperfect mother to many.
Latest articles by Colleen Duggan
How often do I think I know better than God?
What my 14-year-old heard at Adoration was a reminder to me to shut up and trust.
What to stick on your end-of-summer bucket list
A list of five inexpensive ways to take hold of summer and make it last
The real solution for the cry-room debates
Uncle Screwtape had some advice that we should pay attention to.
Our Lady doesn’t mess around, and that Saturday proved it
My own offering was more humble than it should have been, but she found a way
A tribute to Grandpa, who always did small things with great love
His example made it easier for us to serve him when the time came and he needed it.
Imagine waiting for hours, in stifling heat, for the possibility of Mass and the Eucharist
Compared to these priests, I expend very little effort bringing Jesus Christ to anyone
This Advent I realized the one who needed to change was me
I needed a shift away from what I saw as my children doing wrong -- all the time -- and toward seeing them do good
On dealing with difficult things, teenage edition
While I was making meatloaf, my 13-year-old was showing himself to be both a casual hero and a theologian
My Martha Stewart Advent that crashed and burned… again
Sure, I accomplish everything I think we have to do as a family to prepare for Christmas, but are we better off?
These Catholic Instagram accounts that show beauty really will save the world
There's plenty of ugly around, but also chances to see God's majesty in picture form
How Tolstoy called me out on my superficial life
Reading "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" made me realize how often I chase after trivial things, rather than leading an "authentic" life
Letting go of my little one hurt, because she was so ready to let go of me
I knew deep in my bones that this was a different kind of good-bye...
Thanks, but no thanks for the dire warnings about teenagers
Yes, there will be hard times; I’ve already tasted a few. But watching my children grow into adults is not going to be only heartache.
4 Parenting tips to survive the academic year
A self-diagnosed anxious parent on how to stay sane
What? The kids learned that from us? High-five!
The parenting trickle-down effect: Generosity modeled is generosity imitated
When we can’t pray, sometimes others must pray for us
If God allowed my child to die — after I begged Him not to — how would I recover?
2 Lessons I learned about mothering, when my son wouldn’t learn his math
I can't be all things to my children, after all
4 Reasons people avoid seeking counseling (and why they don’t hold up)
If CEOs can make plans to improve performance, why shouldn't I?
Be Not Afraid: A Lesson from the Deep End
A son battles his fears at swim team practice, and a mother learns a lesson about Satan's lies