In the gospel’s account of the Baptism of the Lord, we hear the Father’s voice, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I delight.” And when we look at Jesus, of course, what’s not to delight in? He’s a chip off the old block in a way...
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...
Stress comes from many sources. It is highly stressful when a person delivers a wallop of emotional or physical pain to us (or someone we love). It then adds significantly more stress when we store that negativity and we don't let it go....
Having close friendships is important for Christians: if Jesus needed them, as He did in His humanity, so do we. But, for most men, having friendship with other men can get lost in the shuffle of our other priorities....
“Her fireman died.” These were the poignant words of my toddler son, as he pointed to a woman in the grocery store. Of course, he was not aware of the weight of his statement. The woman was his teacher at a church school the...
In my work as a therapist, I see many men for a variety of reasons, but one comes up most frequently - parenting problems. Too many men are feeling powerless in dealing with their family issues. Many of these men are successful in their jobs. They are...