Why Call God “Father?”
Readings for June 16, 2013: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time A hundred years ago this month, Father’s Day was first observed in Spokane, Washington. This June not only…
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A Father Who Knows Best
“You just can’t force someone to learn about God,” I declared years ago on a balance beam outside of Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School. My best friend feigned…
The Catholics Are Coming!
As a member of Toastmasters International, I’ve delivered speeches on many different topics, including circadian rhythm, television test patterns, co-sleeping and the family bed, and interior paint colors. …
Divorced and Catholic
I was talking with a friend the other day, who is on the registration committee of our parish. He was telling me about some of the difficulties of…
10 Ways to Get Involved in the Pro-Life Movement
As I watched the horrific trial of Dr Kermit Gosnell unfold, I was sickened. How can something like this happen in our world? When I lay down to…
Time to Take Action: Lawn Chair Catechism Coming Your Way
You’re all fired up, Jennifer, but what are you planning to do about this? I love to read Catholic stuff. It makes me happy and warm inside, the…
Giving all to receive Jesus
Ever since I was a small child, I knew in my heart that what happened during Consecration was something beyond this earth, something AWEsome, in the true sense of…
Mary, Our Mother of the Bible
As a born-again Catholic—or as some like to call it, a “revert”—something new upon “coming home,” that had not been a part of my life previously, was a…
An Evangelizing Mom’s Revival Guide
May should be a time for joy. With the Easter season underway, the school year winding down, beautiful weather shyly creeping in and summer vacation on the horizon,…
Tough Guys Don’t Pitch Tents
About 30 years ago I read the Norman Mailer novel Tough Guys Don’t Dance. It’s about a son, Tim Madden, who simply will never be as tough a guy…