Loneliness has two faces. One is human loneliness, and the other is loneliness for the divine. “My heart shall not rest until it rest in
In this technology-saturated world, Teresa Tomeo speaks from personal experience and candid observation on what we all need to do to be better followers of
One of the highlights of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that I was on recently, was witnessing married couples renew their marriage vows in
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. —G. K. Chesterton When I was little, one of my
The image of God that parents can portray is meant to make a mark in the hearts and memories of the children it serves. In
I am late writing this blog because I have been busy this week. I am almost always busy, but this week is busier than most
There are a great variety of vocations in life, but all require a deep, persistent love. Whether we look at our vocation in general terms
You may not be able to create life, but you can almost always save one. If you say yes.
(This post originally appeared on www.yellowpelican.net) It started with an episode of the Magic School Bus and ended with a trip to Urgent Care. Last
A few weeks ago I had to make a trip back to the place of my origin as a Special Forces Soldier, a.k.a. Fort Bragg,
When Pope Francis issued his post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, the mainstream media and major Catholic websites were all over it, highlighting the broad structure of
Once upon a time, out near Texas somewhere, I was conducting a training exercise. It was a an IED response/mass casualty lane and one of
A very wise teacher once told me that “good things are hard.” While rich with fulfillment and abounding with joy, parenting is definitely something that
“I prefer a family with tired faces from generous giving, to a family with faces full of makeup that know nothing of tenderness and compassion.
A few years ago, my wife and I got creative with our Lenten sacrifices. It was an idea I had, loosely based on a Holy
I’ve been mulling over a lot of things lately, but one thread that runs through all the variables in my life right now is simple:
I was recently doing some research for a project I’m working on, and I came across this quote (said by Jesus to Faustina) in St.
Questions such as communion for the divorced and remarried, female deacons, and acceptance of homosexual relationships have dominated the media discussion about the Synod that
Every week my wife and I bring our two young children to Mass. We typically go to Mass at the same time each week. We
“Mooooommmmy! MOM-MY!” My typical day starts with the high pitched voice of my two year old, yelling for me from her crib. Most of the
Thanks to the great folks at Image Books, I was able to get a review copy of a The Choice of the Family: A Call
