I am enthralled and enamored by air travel. There’s something about squishing down in a tiny seat next to a total stranger in the middle
I have a dear long-time friend who once confided in me that he was a post-abortive dad. We had been talking about the loss of
Someone close to me, who left the Catholic Church a long time ago, recently said something along the lines of, “I just got to a point where I
We had cried Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of Hosts and knelt in profound reverence. Our presider, an Ugandan priest, declaimed the Eucharistic prayer in
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
Among all kinds of cultural, political, and interfaith dialogues, the one between Christianity and Islam is arguably the most interesting. Many of my friends from
A Reflection With the advent of possible military action in Syria as well as a number of other issues, the HHS mandate and the controversy
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
I really love everything about the Rosary. It is quite refreshing to read what other giants of the Holy Catholic Faith have to say about
You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to
Your Holiness, I love what you are doing. You are inspiring so many faithful and non-faithful by your actions. Whether it is paying your own
Have you ever thought about yourself like you think about others? People can be idiots, prigs, jerks, crazies. People can just get on your nerves,
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
Everything I ever needed to know about hospitality I learned from my children. When their grandparents, friends or birthday party guests are scheduled to come,
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
I’m one of those guys that, for the most part, tends to brush off ‘sensationalist’ comments about the culture. You know what I’m talking about,
I missed the quiet years for a minute today when I stumbled upon an abrasive tweet about the pope, written by an evangelical Christian. The
Anything worth knowing begins with a question. Philosopher Etienne Gibson wrote, “Faith comes to intelligence as a light that overflows it with joy and inspires
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because
