We often hear phrases like “family of God” and “a welcoming home.” But what do these truly look like in our daily lives? What is their deeper meaning? My grandma ‘s cookies were an acquired taste–cranberries, pecans, and unusual spices....
Last winter, I set up space heaters in the basement. I go down there every so often and it is just so cold. I was determined to heat up the space. Successfully, with 5 space heaters plugged in, I looked around, content with my work…until the breaker tripped and...
When my wife was a kid, there was one year when the only thing she wanted for her birthday was a Polly Pocket cruise ship toy. I recently learned this was the single greatest present any 8 year old girl could get circa 2008. Well, a few weeks later a family friend...
Early in my conversion I was afraid to go to Mass. I was scared I would feel isolated. But when I learned about the Church as the Body of Christ I realized that Catholic community was completely different from the world’s idea of community. So I got up the courage,...
A friend of mine tried to plant an apple tree. He got it planted, but when it came time for the apples to blossom, there were hardly any to be found. And the ones that were there were either bitter or rotten. But the problem was not the apples. It was the soil. The...
Why are they all leaving? 50% of millennial Catholics no longer practice their faith. Think about that, in the last 30 years, half the babies baptized are no longer practicing Catholics, half of those who were confirmed no longer attend Mass, and half the young...
