Have you ever heard the phrase “attention span of a goldfish”? Maybe it seems like something mostly applicable to teenage boys, but did you know that it actuall... Read More ...
“I need to keep busy.” For a long time I lived by that motto. After all, idle hands are the devil’s playground, right? It’s a mindset our culture encourages, ev... Read More ...
A reader posed an interesting question recently. How do you believe in God’s love in an experiential versus a theological way? In other words, how do you experi... Read More ...
One day my college psychology professor passed out a questionnaire with ten questions on it to evaluate for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). If you answered... Read More ...
Occasionally, this time of year, I turn on the radio for nonstop Christmas music. I heard a song that begins with the words, “Where are you, Christmas?” The son... Read More ...
Let’s face it, not everyone is filled with joyful anticipation when it comes to thinking about the holiday season and the birth of Jesus. Instead, many people a... Read More ...
It’s a painful thing for a parent. You did your best to raise your kids in the faith. You sent them to a Catholic or Christian school, or you made sure they alw... Read More ...
I would argue that anxiety is possibly the worst feeling a person can experience. Because anxiety is so disdainful, the second it enters the picture, my inner a... Read More ...
When I had a book sale/signing event at a parish picnic this past summer, I only had a handful of people who approached me to purchase, let alone inquire about,... Read More ...
Along with much of the rest of the country, I’ve been semi-obsessed with Stephen Paddock, the guy who recently holed up at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas f... Read More ...
Halloween is drawing nigh. Mr. Bones, a plastic skeleton from Costco, sits on the side of our house. We have neglected to return him to the attic after our thre... Read More ...
Karen called me because of an abortion she had 30 plus years ago. It was evident that she was suffering greatly and did not believe God could forgive her for su... Read More ...
