This past August, my wife and I celebrated 29 years of marriage. It is still hard to fathom that number and the swiftness with which
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” —John 10:10 When Al
Boys and girls need engaged, loving fathers, together with mothers, in their homes. In our day and age, this is a truth that’s all too
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others,
We cannot measure Divine Providence by the yardstick of human mentality (A.J. Cronin, 20th century Scottish novelist and physician). Through the years, my husband and
I recently participated in a training course for the International Federation for Family Development, where families met from all over Europe and a couple from
In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus recounts all of his exploits to the Phaeacians before his final journey home. One of the more memorable moments from this
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father;
It’s been 52 years since the “Summer of Love”. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. The Sexual Revolution undermined authentic love. Today, society
I never realized just how hospitable Catholic, rural living was until I moved to the woods. All of a sudden I was living the dream.
I am not a dad but in God’s stellar sight, I am. My wife Shirley and I had four miscarriages in the early 1980s. We
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet last Friday night calling for women to return to chastity. Although her nonsectarian phrase is “sex-strike,”
Mother’s Day is a day when we celebrate the beauty and blessings of motherhood. The value of this gift is biblically recounted numerous times. And
How beautiful is the encouragement an elderly person manages to pass on to a young person who is seeking the meaning of faith and of
Looking back on our lives is like viewing old photos in a family album. We touch a memory, relive an emotion, or recall an old
My husband and I are expecting a fourth child and when that dreaded time of telling everyone came around I realized it never gets
Fundamental to the postmodern, post-Christian culture in which we live is the rejection of an objective human nature. Instead of believing human nature is what
Lust — is it even a sin anymore? British journalist, satirist, and Catholic convert Malcolm Muggeridge once complained of the West, “The orgasm has replaced
I urge you to answer this question for yourself before you read on. I myself am constantly reformulating my answer and expanding on what is
Suppose you were to see a boy or young man wearing a shirt which boldly proclaimed, “51% Gentleman, 49% Bastard.” What would be your reaction?
I heard a nurse speak about her missionary work in Africa. She worked in several former Portuguese colonies, such as Cape Verde, and was telling
How do you measure the worth of a marriage? According to a report on a 2018 public opinion poll by the Angus Reid Institute, more
