Pater Familias

"Men will take up arms and even sacrifice their lives for the sake of this love….when harmony prevails, the children are raised well, the household is kept in order, and neighbors, friends, and relatives praise the result. Great benefits, both of families and states, are thus produced. When it is otherwise, however, everything is thrown into confusion and turned upside-down.” --St. John Chrysostom

Sunday, December 25, 2016

The Better Part

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In Luke's gospel, there is a scene of Jesus visiting two sisters--Martha and Mary. Martha welcomes Jesus into her home and is running ar...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Observations From The Confessional Line

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I don't know how he did it, but our pastor managed to pull in 24 priests and an auxiliary bishop from the Archdiocese to hear confession...
Sunday, December 18, 2016

A Day Set Apart

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As my wife can attest, I'm not a 'sit down and do nothing' type (we are very different in that respect, ha!). I like to work, an...
Friday, December 2, 2016

The Golden Triangle of Freedom

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There is a house down the street from us with a homemade plywood sign mounted in the front yard. It reads: FREEDOM + RESPONSIBILITY = LIBERT...
Sunday, November 27, 2016

I Will Go To You

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We have two happy and healthy kids, David and Monica. People have occasionally asked us if we are "done" to which we would often r...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The Stranger

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A man came in our office seeking help with logging into his email. He was elderly, rolling a suitcase behind him, and smelled homeless. The ...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

A Quantum Leap

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In the good old school days of physics, waves were waves, and particles were particles. Classical physics was deterministic in nature--given...
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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Family Dinner

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I have a pretty diverse Facebook feed. I may be reading a complaint about people taking Communion in the hand at one point, followed by some...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

Super Star Car Wash

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The other week I cleaned out my car. It was starting to look like a garbage dump on the inside. I blame my kids: toys, daycare papers, cloth...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Welcome to Paradise

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Today I was driving through Lancaster County for work. Lancaster has some great town names, the butt of many a joke growing up--Intercourse,...
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I am a happily married 46 year old Catholic father of three. I am not a professional Catholic. I am a reluctant author. I am just an ordinary guy trying to get his family to Heaven, and leaving some breadcrumbs along the way. "I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone." --St. Francis of Assisi
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