Mary, Mother of God
Readings for January 1, 2014: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God The mother of the messiah has been called many things in the last 2000 years…
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The Incarnation and the Family
Readings for December 29, 2013: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Every year right after Christmas, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family.…
Sobering Thoughts for the New Year
After great anticipation, preparation and perhaps a few tears…Christmas day is over. We can now sit for a bit, catch our breath, and reflect back on the joy…
Your Unspeakable Kin
Who’s yours? You know, the relative, distant or near, who is an unending source of embarrassment or shame for “the family”? Everybody’s got one, maybe two. The great,…
The ART of Giving: Samples of the ARTwork
The Art of Giving donation opportunity to help needy children is still going on. My two daughters contributed artwork for the cause and I thought I would share…
Our Mother the Church
In my first post for New Evangelizers, I wrote the Analogy of Fatherhood – how fatherhood has taught me something about God. In Lumen Fidei, the Holy Father wrote that…
Keeping Christ in Christmas–Our Family’s Approach
“Actions speak louder than words.” “One picture is worth a thousand words.” “Talk is cheap.” There are lots of different sayings in the English language that generally express…
The ART of Giving
This week I would like to draw some attention to very special cause. Jen at CatholicInspired.com has hooked up with Cross Catholic Outreach to create The ART of Giving.…
Testimony of a Grateful Grandmother
Have you ever been grateful for something negative that happened to you? Well, maybe not while it’s happening. A friend of mine is a classic doting grandmother. Nothing…
Do As I Do
There has to be a top ten list of the dumbest things parents can say to their kids. I don’t want to Google it, because I am certain…