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
My husband – much like his father – gets things done on his own time schedule. If I ask him to fold the laundry or
“Many of us have had the experience of living in some local pocket of human society – some particular school, college, regiment or profession where
“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.
Don’t doubt it: your vocation is the greatest grace our Lord could have given you. Thank Him for it. -St. Josemaria Escriva I know this
With the publication of the summary document of the 2015 Synod on the Family, the brouhaha about the synod appears to be taking on a
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
It seems like we rarely hear about the Song of Songs anymore. At Mass, we read from this book only a couple times 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
“For this slight, momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” 2 Corinthians 4:17. I never realized until I
May 31, 2014 – A day different from all others for me. Half asleep and running on fumes, in the wee hours of the morning, I
“May 14, 1988 is an important date for me. It was on that day I was ordained a priest. The longer I am a priest,
I’m a pretty anxious person – I have the prescription to prove it. I tend to look at the details of a situation and easily
“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps
I feel like I have finally figured it out. I’ve been getting stressed out about to-do lists for years, but the last year (since I’ve
Not too long ago, my best friend moved in with her boyfriend. It’s a big deal: this is her third long-term, serious relationship, but the
Since becoming a father I can’t even count the number of times I have heard variations of “Oh, you’ll see, just wait. Once you have
My husband isn’t trained to pause his video game and come downstairs to greet me when I get home after a long day. My husband
I’m sure you’ve heard it. Your Spanish or French or German speaking friends have mentioned that English is just lacking when it comes to “love.” Maybe
