We expect a lot from our leaders. We want them to be perfect and blameless. We want them to have all the answers. We put a lot on their shoulders. So when it co... Read More ...
“Yet another year,” the unhappy wife thinks to herself, “and we’re still struggling with this.”
Or perhaps this dismal thought isn’t kept inside and is snarl... Read More ...
If you’re human, which I’d guess you are, it’s inevitable that at some point or another in your life you’ve second-guessed a decision. Maybe it’s something as s... Read More ...
If I had to pick one thing that impacted my life more than anything else, it would be my parents abandoning me when I became pregnant at 17. I had certainly pla... Read More ...
In his 1987 encyclical, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, Pope John Paul II warned the world against becoming a “civilization of consumerism” and each of us becoming “s... Read More ...
For our family, the past two years have been one crisis after another. It started with a prenatal diagnosis, continued with a series of hospitalizations and my ... Read More ...
By young adulthood, most of us have formed some sort of idea of what we consider to be the best way to live. We believe certain spiritual truths and consider di... Read More ...
For the Christian parent today, anxiety can be a constant companion. Beyond the normal stresses of parenthood, the Christian parent has a greater and more perva... Read More ...
“The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.”
- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
Growing up we didn’t talk much about my grandfather... Read More ...
I have a confession to make. It’s something I hate to admit. Every once in a while, though quite rarely, just occasionally, but every now and again…I make a mis... Read More ...
To be quite honest, I don’t know the answer to this question. If there were a clear-cut, one-size-fits-all solution, perhaps so many marriages wouldn’t fall apa... Read More ...
It’s a fact of life but it's ironic nonetheless: many people avoid therapy because of the stigma attached to seeking therapy.
What will people think?
Is ... Read More ...
