Should I Break Up With Him?

Should I Break Up With Him?

I recently spoke with a young woman who was struggling in her relationship. Her boyfriend kept begging her to stay, but she wanted to leave him. She had “tried” to break up several times, but he would persuade her to come back every time. So, I asked her...
Love Yourself. You are Amazing!

Love Yourself. You are Amazing!

Last week I was gardening with my two-year-old son Joseph. We were planting new flowers for Spring, which Joey picked himself. He uses his plastic rake and shovel and “helps” alongside me. His help usually consists of picking up the dirt I just moved and...
The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive

The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive

In my teen years, I believed that I could never be fully alive and happy if I lived according to the Church’s teachings on human sexuality.   When I was about seventeen years old, I remember being at the gym, watching a female rapper performing on MTV. The gym I...
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 …