A successful, Ivy-league educated dad reflected that when his first son was born, he realized something surprising that terrified him: “I knew exactly how to help my kid get into a good college but was woefully underprepared to make him a good man.” His own family background was dysfunctional to an extreme, which contributed to his malaise. Just what is it that makes someone a good father? This was a question this man found himself mulling over at length. He knew he needed help, but not the sort that a professional could offer. But where to find it?

Sustained declining fertility violates God’s first command to humanity to not only be fruitful and have children, but to actually multiply – to have more children than the couple themselves. A demographic truism is that a population that is not moderately multiplying is slowly dying. That is the present fact of global fertility.

Leading UPenn demographer Jesús Fernández-Villaverde has explained, “Humanity has entered a new era of rapid population decline.” He adds, “If we are unable to address our fertility crisis, the US will face an existential economic crisis driven by a steep decline in fertility rates – one that could have an impact measured in the quadrillions of dollars.”

A new lawsuit against Snap, Inc., the parent company behind Snapchat, alleges the social media platform’s features enabled a child predator to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl.

Often, we want to help our children act better, but then we set a terrible example with an immature rant. Surely there is a better way. Humor is not a bad substitute for anger—as long as no one is hurt or humiliated.

No human achievement can compare with the emergence of a soul. The greatest works of art or ingenuity are only frail attempts to capture the mysterious radiance glittering in the eyes of those we love – this miracle of life and all it brings with it.