Praying for Presence: How the Examen Helps Me Focus
When I was a kid, there were nights at the dinner table when my dad would get quiet and start staring off into the distance.…
When I was a kid, there were nights at the dinner table when my dad would get quiet and start staring off into the distance.…
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were running errands with our 1-year-old and 3-year-old. Since they were tired and a little cranky, she…
In 2021, as a rookie father of only five months or so, I often found myself turning to St. Joseph, the patron saint of fathers,…
“Will you take care of my car for me after I’m gone?” My father asked me while we sat in my sister’s living room. I…
Being a Catholic parent with young kids is one of the greatest blessings, but taking them to Mass on Sundays can often feel like a…
Growing up, I was not always convinced that Mary was relevant to my life. I never had tangible experience of her spiritual influence. But becoming…
A few years ago, my 5-year-old son and I were on a backpacking trip that I had promised him. We began our trip at a…
The lives of the saints have always inspired my faith journey and vocations. As a husband and father, I turn to the marriage of Blessed…
Oftentimes we convince ourselves that asking for help might mean that we are not willing to carry the cross that has been laid on our…
I have a morbid fear of the ocean. I am not now nor have I ever been (nor, in all probability, will I ever be)…