Being a parent is by far the most important job any of us can have. We are not only responsible for the formation of another person, but in forming that person we have a share in shaping the larger world in which we live. This...
Food and eating have become such a common source of unhappiness. It’s astonishing to hear that the weight-loss industry in the United States hauls in $40 billion annually with diet pills, diet books, meal plans and surgical procedures. The...
As men, God calls us to be leaders, protectors and providers in our families. This is our mission, and this is how we need to think as fathers in raising our boys into mature, responsible and virtuous young men....
When I was younger, I had a timeshare with friends at the beach for nine years. Our weekends were filled with long, lazy days on the beach where stress was as foreign as "Pasta e Fagioli". The late afternoons were spent on the deck with frozen...
Raised an evangelical Protestant with degrees in Christian Ministries and biblical studies, and an ordained Pastor, I would have never imagined that in 2003 my wife and I would be received into full fellowship with the Roman Catholic Church. The...
Whether you’re in a pre-marital relationship or marriage, when your relationship works, it's amazing. Everything feels easier in life and you're full of energy and excitement. You feel supported and nurtured, as if nothing could knock...
The secular world in which we live is soaked in negativity. We are continually assaulted by negative messages that are discouraging and they condition us to see our glass perpetually empty and never full. As a result, we become very self-absorbed....
I'm often asked this question by both Catholics and non-Catholics. To put it simply, the use of the term, “Catholic therapist,” encompasses the scientific and spiritual approach that guides the work I do in helping people overcome their emotional...
As Catholics, we can better prepare our hearts to the devoutness of our faith through creating a thoroughly Catholic, Christ-centered home. It not only reminds ourselves in a thousand ways who we are as Catholics and what our lives are about, but...