Imagine a parent asking a child to build a castle. The child may stare blankly back. He possesses no materials, no plan, and no guidance.
The just completed Super Bowl featured a contest between two very different opponents vying to become the latest NFL Champion. However, the game’s halftime show
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet.” While I dislike starting off an article
Before my wife and I were married, we both discerned that at least one of our children would be adopted. We felt it was a
Back in the late 1800s Pope Leo XIII had a few things to say about marriage, family, and society. His words are still relevant today.
One negative aspect of feminism that seems to only get lip service today is the decline in birth rates. Today, large families are not the
During my work-related travels over the past several years, I’ve had the pleasure of attending Mass at many different parishes. One thing I’ve noticed is
Love. Hate. Pride. Fifty years ago, these words suggested different concepts than today. Love was a fuzzy, feel-good word, accompanying cartoons of cute cherubs holding
It’s Lent, my friends! The west wind is blowing cold against my little homestead. Inside, children and dogs curl up on thick sheepskins and sip
A highly educated layman, with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before, made a statement which simply poleaxed me. He said that he
Since the Church’s beginning, we sinful people have acted as though Jesus’ magnificent message about marriage/family/sexuality was NOT abundantly clear. As a result, there has
Before I get going on the ordination of women, I just want to be clear that I am not against female leaders. In fact, I
“To every thing there is a season,” as King Solomon wrote long ago. It seems like this is the season of discontent for many of
After God created the angels and showed them a vision of the future Christ as God’s beloved Son made man, Lucifer refused to accept that
I have spent most of my life as a professional charter fishing boat captain, so I often think of life in terms of the ocean.
Over the weekend a popular Catholic priest known for his seemingly unbridled support for homosexual behavior, tweeted, “Pete Buttigieg is married.” His Tweet was a
That such a highly educated layman with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before should make such a statement, simply poleaxed me. He
St. Joseph and his wife Mary, The Immaculate Conception and Mother of God, set the standard for married couples. This is about a couple who
If there is one truly fitting analogy of Christ’s promise and commitment to the Church in scripture, it is that of marriage. This union of
Over the past decade, we have seen tremendous confusion sprouting about marriage / family / human sexuality. Yet, the constant teaching of Jesus’ Church simply
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13: 8). A contemporary recently reminded me how some clergy and religious actually made fun
I must always remind myself that much has changed since my wife and I were in our twenties. In fact, much has changed even since
It is interesting the small things which can cut through the monopoly of our own thoughts: an unexpected hello from a stranger on the street,
At the dawn of Christianity when new converts, mainly Jews, asked about the Messiah whom they had not met in person, they were introduced to
