{"id":25552,"date":"2026-03-18T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=25552"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:44:52","slug":"family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/family\/","title":{"rendered":"Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2{background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a-close-up-shot-of-a-textured-concrete-wall-perfect-for-backgrounds-and-designs.-30332202-scaled.jpg');background-size:100% auto;background-position:48% 0%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat-y;}.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.87;background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);mix-blend-mode:overlay;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25552_2a6136-f2 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25552_b31411-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25552_b31411-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25552_b31411-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.11;background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paint-splatter.webp');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25552_1892af-40 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25552_29db5c-21 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25552_29db5c-21\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family life is holy ground \u2014 and it is also exhausting, complicated, and full of surprises. These posts explore what it looks like to live out faith in the middle of it all: in the car with kids asleep in the back seat, in the rhythms of Advent and Christmas, in the grief of loss and the practice of presence, in the invisible labor of love that rarely gets named. Whether you&#8217;re a parent, a partner, a sibling, a caregiver, or just someone trying to figure out what it means to belong to one another \u2014 there is something here for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25552_bccb2a-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-family-life category-family category-featured tag-angela-paviglianiti tag-christmas tag-jesus tag-mary tag-women tag-womens-christmas\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\" aria-label=\"Christmas and the work of women\" 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href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\">Christmas and the work of women<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-08T08:00:00-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">January 8, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Even today in households where division of labor is not definitively gendered, women do the work of Christmas: To stretch the dollar to make a&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Christmas and the work of women<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24715 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-family category-simple-living tag-capitalism tag-connection tag-contemplative-detachment tag-detachment tag-economy tag-justice tag-materialism tag-relational-economy tag-simple-living\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/26\/detachment-and-a-relational-economy\/\" aria-label=\"Detachment and a relational economy\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/greg-home-made-wrap-joshua-lam-I2f_r0jj73U-unsplash-e1763922482327-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/greg-home-made-wrap-joshua-lam-I2f_r0jj73U-unsplash-e1763922482327-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/greg-home-made-wrap-joshua-lam-I2f_r0jj73U-unsplash-e1763922482327-2048x1287.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\/\" class=\"category-link-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Equity and Justice<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/family\/\" class=\"category-link-family\" rel=\"tag\">Family<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/simple-living\/\" class=\"category-link-simple-living\" rel=\"tag\">Simple Living<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/26\/detachment-and-a-relational-economy\/\">Detachment and a relational economy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-26T08:00:00-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">November 26, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Our relationship with the stuff of our lives can be complicated. Look around the space where you are sitting. Whether it is an office or&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/26\/detachment-and-a-relational-economy\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Detachment and a relational economy<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-family category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-anthony-bourdain tag-catholic tag-cooking tag-environment tag-eucharist tag-food tag-history tag-immigrants tag-incarnation tag-jewish-heritage tag-miigration tag-rebecca-bratten-weiss tag-stories tag-story-telling\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/10\/30\/lest-we-feast-unto-our-own-judgment\/\" aria-label=\"Lest we feast unto our own judgment\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/family\/\" class=\"category-link-family\" rel=\"tag\">Family<\/a> &#124; 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