Wait…you want me to be involved? This week was our parish’s Ministry Fair. They have been publicizing this fair for weeks. When we headed over
My wife woke up this morning earlier than normal and hugged me, real hard. Surprised and in a sleepy stupor, I hugged her back as
My short answer to this question is yes: I absolutely think it’s possible for a woman to pursue a man, in a real, genuine way
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)
Sometimes I wonder how much of my life I will spend folding laundry. I tend to get particularly perturbed at the pile of apparel when
Planning a wedding is a lot of pressure. Everyone you know is invited, it’s (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event and it’s the most formal occasion of
“Chesterton described the sentimentalist as having ‘no honor about ideas; he will not see that one must pay for an idea as for anything else.
My husband married a woman who had the ability to laugh things off, to be spontaneous, to work hard and get ‘er done. And then
“There are things which rightfully we ought to fear, if we are to enjoy and dignity as men. When, in an age of smugness and
In this excellent blog entry about Muslim child brides and the lost innocence of children, blogger Quirino Sugon asks, “We may condemn the Muslim practice
Reading Archbishop Cordileone’s words on “marriage sanity” made me look at the homosexual marriage debate through new eyes. He says: Too many children are being hurt by
You are not the chewed up gum that is stuck to the sidewalk and trampled on. You are not the spit water in the cup
Because I’m known for blogging about the mishaps and joys inherent in raising a large family, it may surprise some of you to know that
A couple weeks ago, Time Magazine had a article titled Having It All Without Children. Suffice to say the following quote summarizes the entire piece
In our media world children will almost certainly be exposed to images and material that can have a negative impact on their moral and psychological
Today we celebrate the feast of the mother of one of the Church’s most celebrated saints. St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (whose feast day
Working at a nursing home, I met a married couple that really defined for me what marriage means. He was wheelchair dependent. He had had
Remember that time you committed to your vocation, and then the whole process of discerning God’s will was over forever? Yeah, me neither. I remember
This past week my husband and I packed our five young children into a conversion van and drove about 1400 miles round-trip to visit the
I have worked and volunteered for the church for over 20 years now, helping to teach my first Religious Education class when I was a
Just in case you haven’t seen it, there is a wonderful series going on in the blogosphere called the “Not Alone Series”. The writers are
