Do I Have to Tell Them?

Do I Have to Tell Them?

Parents are usually very nervous about talking with their children about God’s plan for sex. I have even been invited by some parents to have “the sex talk” with their children for them because they either don’t want to or don’t think it is their duty. They...
Raising a Catholic Family

Raising a Catholic Family

Every time I notice myself getting worried about the attacks on gender, marriage, and family life in our world, I remind myself that the most powerful way I can stand up to this evil is to raise a holy, Catholic family of my own.

Every family needs a father

Every family needs a father

To share in the joys and sufferings of my sons Joseph and Thomas, I must be a present hands-on father. For my sons to be willing to listen to any wisdom I have to share from past mistakes, I must be a present hands-on father. To offer firm guidance that is understood to be …

How do I Fight Complacency in Marriage

How do I Fight Complacency in Marriage

I was seven years old when I asked my brother Gerard if he would be the best man at my wedding someday. He responded enthusiastically and asked me if I would be his as well. Eighteen years later, and three months apart, we both got married, with each other as the best...