Marriage serves two primary purposes. It is for both “the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring” [CCC 1601]. Yet, when we celebrate our wedding (marriage) anniversaries, we normally emphasize one of those things more than the other by turning it into a night or weekend away from the kids. In [...]
About 8 months ago our beautiful daughter, Katherine, was born. That’s when we also found out about her Down Syndrome. And in the midst of wrestling with what that meant – for her life and for our family – I realized a very important lesson. A week or two later I was walking into the [...]
“Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone I didn’t understand this before I had a child of my own. Now I certainly do. How often do we take for granted the marvelous thing that [...]
“Be kind to everyone you meet, for every person is fighting a great battle.” ~St.Ephraim The person driving the car that just cut you off. The annoying woman taking for-ever in front of you in the checkout lane. The pro-choicer standing in front of the abortion clinic. The friend who is totally oblivious to your [...]
“After a while, you learn that it’s better to write an unexpected letter than to sit around waiting for the postman to deliver one. Sooner of later, you discover that it is better to help someone plant a garden than to wait for someone to bring you flowers.” – Matthew Kelly It’s just an extension [...]
“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.” – Mother Teresa Such simple, wise words from the Mo-T. And my daily motivation to just keep on keepin’ on.
I wanted to make a short video that might, in a small way, help people better connect the political issue of abortion to the reality of abortion. So I took a crack at it. Our choices (and votes) have real-life consequences. Please watch my latest video below and let me know what you think of [...]
Fathers are not supposed to just be providers of stuff for their kids. That is entirely secondary. We are to first provide a flesh and blood example for our families to live by while being a spiritual leader. This example we set is one that will stick with our children longer and louder than any [...]
This story has it all. Betrayal. Faith. Scandal. Disappointment. Tragedy. Love. Fear. Compassion. Uncertainty. And Hope. It’s impossible to sum up. You just gotta read it and prepare to be touched. The Baby Gianna Story.
“Whoever really loves his partner loves not only for what he receives, but loves that partner for the partner’s own sake, content to be able to enrich the other with the gift of himself.” – Pope Paul VI This is at the heart of a marriage – of any vocation. It’s at the heart of [...]
