Many Families, Many Approaches There are as many ways to manage a family with young children at Mass as there are families that attend. Many
I was privileged enough to play collegiate baseball for four years and professionally for two years before riding into the sunset of retirement where the
You’re probably familiar with the following Gospel passage from Saint Matthew (especially if you were at Mass on Sunday, August 27). It establishes Jesus’ Church
It’s almost enough to make a good Catholic want to become a hermit. The Amoris Laetitia (AL) controversy – the dubia, the Maltese Fiasco, and
People recounted incidents from the good old days. Embellishments were, of course, a part of the tales, some of which have grown in size and
Back in the early 1900s The St. Anthony of Padua chapel railroad car traversed North America bringing the Sacraments to folks in areas of the
The word “rigid” has become something of a pejorative term in the common parlance of some clerics and theologians in recent years. The Holy Father
It is something that Catholics are told they must do and are urged to do frequently from the very beginning of their faith formation. Sadly,
If anyone reading has ever driven down Interstate 70 from Wichita, Kansas to Denver, Colorado, then you will know how completely uninteresting the drive can
A road trip on a weekend and making sure you can still get to Mass can sometimes result in a very pleasant surprise and a holy
In conversations with Catholics from around the country, one will encounter varying levels of devotion to Our Lady. Such devotions seem to run along a
Some of my most treasured friendships are with people who have significant differences in worldview from me in a variety of ways. I have friends
God was here right from the start. Our unalienable rights were given to us by God. “When, in the course of human events, it becomes
Prayer is one the deepest ways we show our love – to God, to our family, to the world. From childhood, many of us
I have been pondering what seems to be the tension between loving the sinner and following the law. Often times we call people Pharisees if
“If you want to change the world, make your bed.” No, these ‘words of wisdom’ are not my mom’s. This is lesson #1 on Retired
If you strengthen your relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary, you will almost certainly build an even greater relationship with Jesus and the Father. Many
Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what
For many years, I enjoyed Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report. Colbert was funny in a positive way, never was vulgar, and was always respectful of
Objectively speaking, there is little chance of success if someone attempts bench press 300 lbs and has never lifted weights. There is also little chance
I did not grow up wearing a chapel veil, but I remember hearing the stories from my mother about being required to wear one to
I am probably something of an anomaly in today’s world. I’m not a cleric but I have found fulfillment living a chaste life and serving
This is a true story about love and love of God, how God really does work in mysterious ways, and Evangelization, all rolled into one!
The Easter Bounty- Chocolates When we walk down any candy aisle in a grocery store, we are guaranteed to see many beautifully wrapped and enticing
