When Archbishop Charles Chaput was appointed head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, he noted that “my appointment to Philadelphia is an ar... Read More ...
I live in the center of the Central Valley, California.
My friend invited me to the Four Friends Market at Dutch Hollow Farms in the begi... Read More ...
Contrary to the modern view of marriage, love is not the end all-be all of a relationship. Sure, experiencing romantic love (i.e. feeling in... Read More ...
For Christians, prayer is an everyday part of life, although its benefits are often taken for granted. For example, did you know that prayer... Read More ...
We’ve all had days where everything seems to go wrong. Your alarm clock doesn’t go off. The coffee machine breaks. There’s no hot water. The... Read More ...
Often the most difficult application of faith is applying it to one’s own life. Recognizing the opportunity in job loss is not hard, until i... Read More ...
My husband and I are admittedly fairly strict about our children’s intake of sweets. Adults offer candy, lollipops, cookies, cupcakes, etc, ... Read More ...
Human beings are often ungrateful for what they have no matter how much they accumulate. There is always someone with a better car, a better... Read More ...
Grief. The very word turns us off. It has a negative tone and implies suffering and unknowns (both things we harbor an aversion to, precisel... Read More ...
That meal was a "point of no return" for my parents, but in faith, I know lines can be un-crossed
My parent's marriage was rather a mixtu... Read More ...
All of us have looked at a situation and asked, “Why?” It might be about something relatively insignificant: "Why does our favorite sports t... Read More ...
Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series. See The Value of Affirmation for part one.
When a person has not been adequately ... Read More ...
When we talk of “true love” most of us have an ideal in our minds of what that means…someone who will love us unconditionally for who we rea... Read More ...
I’ve reached the point where hearing the first few beats of Beyoncé’s infamous Single Ladies introducing the bouquet toss at a wedding recep... Read More ...
Many people have a tendency to be too hard on themselves when they make a mistake. We tell ourselves that we shouldn’t have slipped up and t... Read More ...
We live in a very feelings-based culture. Reacting perhaps to repressive attitudes of the past, the 1960s began a feeling revolution in the ... Read More ...
