Love Thy Neighbor
While mowing the lawn a few weeks ago, I came across a little present the neighbor’s pooch left in the middle of my yard. Infuriated, I grabbed the…
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Tag: Catholic living
Zumba and The New Evangelization: 3 Lessons Learned
On the day the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision was announced, I had a decision to make. I could stay at home and add my voice to the…
Big-Hearted Families
“I joined with (cancer survivor) and mother of nine Theresa Thomas to write Big Hearted: Inspiring Stories From Everyday Families,” Patti told me. “This collection of 22 stories…
Simplify Your Spiritual Life
I love a good holiday and all the attendant decorations, special foods, and parties. With the 4th of July past, and Labor Day still a month away, I’m…
Creation in Me
In every human being there is a curious trait. Have you ever made, directed or organized something? You know, not necessarily a great work of literature or Fortune…
Spend An Hour With Me
At the local Church I attend, one of the most enjoyable things I like to do before Mass, after my greeting prayers, is to read the church bulletin. …
Fire Water
Of the vast palette of human emotion, there is one visceral reaction that is completely uncontrollable and often times unexplainable: tears. Not the tears borne of physical pain…
The YES God Wants from Us
What God wants is for us to say “yes” to him and “no” to everything else. Of the millions of good things available to us, he wants us…
Resolution in the Abstract
I am not qualified to write this article. I will freely admit that up front, lest anyone accuse me of presenting a better picture of myself than what…
Michael Novak on His Journey from Liberal to Conservative
A few weeks ago I finished reading the latest book by Michael Novak, Writing from Left to Right: My Journey from Liberal to Conservative. (My review of that…