Finding Time for Radical Charity
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
“The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in
“Jesus is not an isolated missionary, he does not want to fulfill his mission alone, but involves his disciples.” – Pope Francis #Man Enough? from
My wife and I recently attended the funeral for one of our children. This was the child that we recently lost in the fifth
As a new mom, going to Mass can be a daunting task. Questions race through your mind as you sit in church. What happens if
One of the most horrifying things I’ve seen as a chaplain intern is a mother curled up in bed holding her dead teenage daughter. I’ve
I recently had dinner with three fabulous girls. One is married, the other two are single. Our conversation turned towards the single life and we
Christ equals Love It was just another typical night out with a good friend. I was in my early twenties and life back then seemed so
This past month I’ve been thinking about the difficulties of raising young families. Conversations with friends and family and my own lived experiences have left
I’m 24 years old and two years out of college, which puts me at that age when nearly all my friends are getting married. It
Dear Fellow Parents, Tragedy has its way of undoing tightly wound things. If anything at all, the depot we pull into this day has completely changed. Everything is
But not for too long. I am going to Trinidad and Tobago for Christmas. Call it a vacation, call it time off, I call it
So you wanted to be a monk, or a nun, but God called you to married life. Not to worry! The next best thing to
That Christmas has become more and more secularized is obvious. But we are not helpless against the tide. There are things we can do to
**Originally written in December of 2009** #6 and I went Christmas shopping at the mall yesterday. cheap viagra I was looking for gifts, and
Over the past several weeks, faithful Catholics have been circling the wagons in an attempt to understand what’s gone wrong with the culture, and what
***Warning:This is a Crying Post, Grab Your Kleenex*** Three years ago, we lost our Bernadette half-way through pregnancy to a knot in her cord.
Thursday – January 8, 2009 My hands were shaking; my whole body trembled as I watched the home pregnancy test, now sitting on the counter
Our first child was lost to miscarriage. He was too young to know his gender but my husband felt confident that he was a boy
There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall. Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding
I cried so hard on the drive home. I probably should have pulled over. Or figured out a way to hold back the tears. But