The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,
You are a practicing Catholic and you are going with your family on another fun-filled, summer road trip. Perhaps you have always and most graciously
One has to look far and wide to find positive images of Christianity and in particular the Catholic Church in today’s mainstream media and in
Some 242 years ago Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America was born. We declared our freedom from the
“Just do your best.” Chances are you heard that growing up, and even now may still hear it in adulthood. But it misses the mark
We use the word disciple a lot, but do we know what it really means? What images does that word conjure up? When you hear
Online Catholics I’ve recently been discouraged by a number of responses to Catholics asking advice on the internet. Usually, a sincere Catholic posts a question
So there you are being confronted by a Protestant, who asks you some simple bible questions about your personal salvation and the Catholic Church getting
Unimaginable Loss Tragedy struck our family in February of this year. My 47-year-old aunt Jeannine, with whom I was close, committed suicide during a night
When people hear the term Kung Fu they probably think of the martial arts and guys like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, or even the
Something chilling and sinister is going on with the meaning of the word ‘authenticity.’ It’s becoming ever more apparent that ‘authenticity’ is being separated from
Today, April 25, is the feast day of St. Mark, one of the four writers of the New Testament gospels. Did you know he was
It’s hard to understand why so many people today are unable to see that humans are not, and never will be, smarter than God. And
The end of March saw the conclusion of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican that engaged young people from all over the world. The
On two separate occasions in the past six months I have been encouraged to run for office. Well, not me specifically, but me along with
The Disease of What’s Best for Me There is a disease rampant in our world today. A disease called “What’s Best for Me.” Entertainment programs
A Tale of Two Christmases One of the defining moments for me on my journey to the Catholic Church was over Christmas Eve and Christmas
On May 1, 2018, the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia will celebrate their jubilee: that’s 150 years since the first Benedictine sisters, originally from Bavaria,
In my last article, I discussed the idea of the lay vocation: that all are called to serve God using their talents in ordinary living,
What About Your Children? When we became Catholic, some of our friends were concerned for the sake of our children. Catholics didn’t have children’s programs
Coffee Shop Calvinism I recently came across a group of men from the Reformed Church we left to become Catholic who were gathered at our
After a fruitful breakfast conversation with a searching friend, I realized that almost all the questions that he asked were in some way connected to
You Are Peter Last month I had the honor of witnessing my mother and stepdad’s marriage in the Catholic Church. They were both raised Catholic
I remember once, back in the early 1990’s, I was riding in the car with my father, who was driving me home from my job
