I recently completed this portrait of my friend’s little niece. At some point, whenever I paint a person, the accumulated sketches and brushstrokes suddenly communicate
(follow-up to the brilliant piece by J.Q. Tomanek) 1. Help him get to Heaven. This is the most important job for every Catholic woman.
About once a week, my wife and I take our kids to a local indoor playground. The scene is pretty consistent: dozens of kids running
Great healing and consolation can come from doing small acts of love. Father’s Day is a day to honor and celebrate the wonderful father figures
I blame the pig roast. When I was 19, a friend invited me to his family’s annual Labor Day Party. I came with two friends
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
According to a column last month on CNN.com, to honor each other as man and wife for the rest of our lives is probably impossible.
The dreaded phrase, “I think it would be better if we were just friends“, has been feared by teenagers for decades. The fear that, after
Sanctity. This is the first rule of a Catholic man. Be a saint and create the most fertile ground for your spouse to be a
“The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in
“Jesus is not an isolated missionary, he does not want to fulfill his mission alone, but involves his disciples.” – Pope Francis #Man Enough? from
“The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.” ―C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
My wife and I recently attended the funeral for one of our children. This was the child that we recently lost in the fifth
As a new mom, going to Mass can be a daunting task. Questions race through your mind as you sit in church. What happens if
When Roger Ebert died of cancer a few months ago, I came across this article he wrote about his wife, whom he adored, and their frequent wanderings
One of the most horrifying things I’ve seen as a chaplain intern is a mother curled up in bed holding her dead teenage daughter. I’ve
In a column last month on Salon.com, Jessica Ciencin Henriquez – a fabulous writer, as far as I can tell – called her virginity
How interesting it is to be a young, newly married, Catholic in light of the quickly changing moral code of our country. The Supreme Court’s
In my last column, I discussed the distinctions between abstinence, chastity, and purity, noting that the first of these is a means to an end,
I recently had dinner with three fabulous girls. One is married, the other two are single. Our conversation turned towards the single life and we
A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen
