A Mother Standing

Mary was and is the star of our race because she was always receptive to God. Therefore, she always suffered. She always knew there would be the Cross. She lived in its shadow.

The Twilight Series: Teens, Love, and Making Choices

Volumes have been written online and in print about the Twilight series, presently four books penned by wife and mother of three Stephenie Meyers. The lore of vampires and werewolves is definitely a part of the attraction, but I wonder… Read More

The Problem with Celibacy

As the Catholic Church prepares to close its special Year for Priests, which focused on the gift and call of the priesthood, a disturbing story has surfaced on NPR (as if we haven’t heard enough disturbing stories about the priesthood… Read More

Avatar: A Reflection

James Cameron’s epic film Avatar is definitely worth seeing. It is a visual feast that makes Star Wars look like the dollar menu at a fast food chain. Avatar is imagination pushed to new heights. It’s a journey into a… Read More

God “Loves” Me?

GOD.
Simply saying this three letter word can conjure up different thoughts for different people these days. Thoughts that perhaps are hard to wrap our heads around, let alone our arms: A bright light, billowing clouds, a booming disembodied Voice,… Read More

Daddy’s Here… Mommy’s Here!

Daddy’s Here…. Mommy’s Here!
Our son is teething, which is the adult equivalent of having your skeleton slowly pulled to the outside of your body over a period of months. Needless to say, I’m glad I have no recollection of… Read More

Listen to Papa

“In fact, all the world came to Joseph to obtain rations of grain, for famine had gripped the whole world.”
– Genesis 41.
Pope Benedict’s new encyclical letter, Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth), the G8 Summit, and the Old… Read More

Open Up and Say “Awe”

My little boy is captivated by absolutely everything. He is nine months old; his little eyes are brand new, his tiny ears are brand new, and his little soul is like a sponge absorbing EVERYTHING.
My wife and I watch… Read More

The Trouble with Angels

Throughout human history, in our philosophy and in our cosmology (or worldview), the pendulum of our place in the cosmos has swung back and forth again and again. Are we the crown of creation or are we just “trousered apes?”… Read More

Don’t Just Do Something! Sit There!

“Run, run, run” said the automobile, and we ran. “Run for your life. Take to your heels…. Foolish school of fish on wheels…” – James Taylor
Hmm. I am guilty of this. I move too fast, even in the summa’time!… Read More

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