What desert are we wandering in? I recently showed my toddler the Veggietales, "Josh and the Big Wall." It’s a great children’s version of Joshua leading the Israelites out of the desert and into the promised land after their 40 years of wandering. As a kid, it was...
“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny his very self, take up his cross, and follow me.” Taking up our crosses in life is inevitable. We work so hard to avoid it. Human instinct is to flee from hardship. It’s natural to seek remedy for discomfort....
“We thought it would get better when we got married.” I will never forget the enlightening day in class when my professor told us these famous words she hears in her counseling sessions. She devoted that day to taking a break from the textbooks and instead sharing...
Stewardship of a Backpack: Can a backpack be an example of stewardship? It’s not easy taking little kids on a strenuous hike. My wife and I have five kids and when our oldest son was 3 or 4 we decided to take our young family on a hike to Hanging Lake, outside of...
Spouses=Primary Agents of Evangelization Spouses are the primary agents of evangelization in our world. According to the late Cardinal Carlo Caffara, a little more than a month before he died on June 28th 1978, Pope St Paul VI said, “One day, you will thank God and...
July and the Most Precious Blood of Christ: I love July not just because it’s Summer with lighter evenings and hot days, but because it is the month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Christ. An extra moment in our cycle of prayer and worship to think, reflect...
Maria Goretti: July 6th is the feast of St. Maria Goretti! Goretti is an eleven-year-old Italian girl, who died hours after being stabbed fourteen times. She lived in a farming community in the late 19th century. A teenage boy named Alessandro Serenellis gave her a...
Fatherhood: “Human fatherhood, having its share of failings and sins, appears to offer ample excuse for humanity to disbelieve the proposal of its iconic value. Despite this problem, however, the frequent ability of imperfect, fallen men to love and desire good for...
Regret vs. Shame: Let's look at regret and shame in relation to Christ's crucifixion. "No Greater Love" by Edward Sri devotes a significant portion of the book focusing on studying Christ’s Passion from a Biblical perspective while comparing experiences of Peter and...
Engagement is for marriage: Engagement is intended for marriage preparation! I was asked many times: When did you know you wanted to marry Joshua? Though we dated for nearly three years before getting engaged, I 100% knew I wanted to marry him within the first couple...