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
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
