Seven Tips for Helping Your Grown Children Avoid Debt

We were both 21. Monica had worked fulltime for a couple of years. I had just graduated from college. Neither of us had any credit card, big or little.
Sears to the Rescue!
It was sometime later that Sears allowed… Read More

The Negative Effects of Positive Affirmation

We all lie to our children. Sometimes that’s all right. Sometimes it isn’t.
I don’t have proof, of course, but I firmly believe the Tooth Fairy is not real. He (or she) never made an appearance at our house. It… Read More

Martin Luther King and Catholicism Tips for Living the American Dream

A Call for Change
There’s no denying American Catholic dioceses and parishes have a checkered past when it comes to the fair and just treatment of racial minorities. Even their treatment of fellow Catholics.
The country’s bishops wrote about this… Read More

12 Tips for Dad When It’s His Night to Cook

Which is why I want to let my fellow fathers in on a secret their wives have been keeping from them: If you’re the cook, you choose the menu.
Think about it.
Never been wild about tuna-noodle-crunched-up-potato-chips-on-the-top casserole? You never… Read More

Beware the Pyramid

Small wonder the pyramid (or chain letter or Ponzi) scam remains a favorite among con men and women. (And it’s good to remember that “con” is short for “confidence.” Most folks find it easy to trust these likable, smooth-talking sharks.)… Read More

You’re Naming the Baby What?! Key Tips for Soon-to-Be Parents

Don’t Worry About It
• Consider the monogram. I have an aunt whose initials are H.E.R. That was always fine. I’m sure it would have been much more difficult for an uncle. Worst still would be a monogram that spells… Read More

Religious Freedom’s Price Tag

In early December, he and fellow members of the independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom sharply criticized the Clinton administration’s response to abuses worldwide. It was, they said, hesitant and inconsistent.
Yes, they pointed out, there has been progress… Read More

Thinking Outside the American Box

Not without trimming a bit here. Reshaping a bit there. Not without ignoring a part still hanging outside and paying no attention to wasted, dead-air space inside.
Roman Catholicism just doesn’t fit without changing it – or claiming it has… Read More

Equal But Different

Late last month researchers said they had gathered some data that suggest men and women listen differently. In a study of 10 men and 10 women, brain scans showed that, when listening, males used the left sides of their brains.… Read More

Defining Moments

The colonist may have broken away from Mother England. The Yankee media may at times take potshots at the Royal Family. Heaven knows, centuries have passed since Americans have actually spoken “English” but this…
This is simply too much for… Read More

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