The Cross for Joyful Living

If you want to win friends and influence people, don’t mention the cross. It is an unlikely enticement to attract us to someone, and yet,

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Awakening at the Zoo

We exponentially grow when we learn and act on“what we don’t know we don’t know”. I always advocate getting in your kids’ element  whenever possible,

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When God Says “No”

Have you ever prayed really hard about a decision – perhaps one involving a new job or a new relationship – and you were absolutely certain

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The Right to Keep and Bear Children

In 1968, an ecologist named Garrett Hardin wrote an article for Science magazine titled “The Tragedy of the Commons.” A utilitarian and Malthusian, Hardin argued

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Love With Reckless Abandon

A number of years ago, I did a poster presentation at a conference that turned out to be painfully dull. None of my target audience

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Why Godparents Matter

A few months ago we wrote about the Catholic Church’s teaching on infant baptism, specifically the Church’s command to have infants baptized as soon as

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Peter or Judas: Hanging or Hope?

\”Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, \”Greetings Rabbi!\” and kissed him. Jesus replied, \”Friend, do what you came for.\” Matthew 26:49-50 \”Peter replied, \”Even

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