Month: July 2011

On a flight from Minneapolis to Portland earlier this year, I sat next to an airline pilot who was making his way home to Alaska.  We struck-up a conversation and, […]

A review of the book, No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC. Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he […]

A review of the book, It Doesn’t End Here: An Amazing Journey of Faith and Forgiveness by Dawn Marie Roeder “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it […]

A few years back, I was delighted to hear that some Notre Dame friends of mine were pregnant with their fifth child.  But my joy quickly turned to sorrow when […]

My 13-year old daughter is mad at me because I won’t let her watch Glee. I’ve heard of the show but since we don’t have cable or satellite television, I’d […]

I have personally spoken to some Catholics who left the Faith because they believe they were not nourished spiritually by the word of God; that there was a disconnect between […]

Quite often, after leading a parish mission, I am approached by someone who wants to spend time talking about a serious issue in their life.  I remember the story of […]

Shortly after the twins were born, I spent one of my many sleepless nights thinking about how my life has changed since the day I met my wife: how I […]

I am the oldest of four children in a family that includes three boys and a girl.  My younger brother and I often gave our youngest brother a very hard […]

In the Scriptures, the number “forty” is derived from the number of gestational weeks in a pregnancy and symbolically represents periods of trial, testing, and waiting.  The biblical use of […]

A few years back I received an email from a Protestant woman who was on the verge of entering the Catholic Church.  She was still struggling to understand some areas […]

“Trevor” is a husband and father who, like many of us, struggles to find meaning and purpose in his life while balancing the delicate relationship between work and family.  What […]

In many ways, high school was the greatest four years of my life.  It was a time of transition, trepidation, and great joy!  I was pushed hard academically. I was […]

The key to understanding the rich blessings of the Beatitudes is acknowledging our dependence on God and saying, “Yes” to Christ’s invitation to intimate, personal, loving and life-giving communion.  And […]