Category Archives: Catholic

Closing Doors, Opening Grace

Like Kevin says in his post, Marriage is a vocation, albeit one that a lot of people don’t take seriously any more, but a vocation none the less. It is, in truth no less of a commitment that someone entering the priesthood. Priest’s make sacrifices to be a priest, and married people make similar but different sacrifices to be married. They are vocations, and they both require a level of commitment. They both require a level of sacrifice.

Fathers in the background – St. Joseph

Over the years I have given a lot of thought to fatherhood. I remember when I was in 7th grade, and I was reading Bill Cosby’s book Fatherhood. At the time my lab partner teased me about the book asking if I was going to be a father or something? Of course at that momentContinueContinue reading “Fathers in the background – St. Joseph”

I Herd That

We are both using the farming metaphor to describe life, and well that just lends itself to some pretty humorous things. Not the least of which is the idea of two “old men” arguing about which kind of farming is a better metaphor for life.

Rules For Dating, A Guide For Teenage Boys. – A Response of Sorts – With Updates

After some serious thought, I have updated this article a bit.  I think you will like some of the changes, and all of the important things are still here. Today I read an article that I really liked. Teenage Dating for Girls Part I “Teen Dating for Girls- Part II.” Having girls that are not yetContinueContinue reading “Rules For Dating, A Guide For Teenage Boys. – A Response of Sorts – With Updates”

What the Pope Said

All three of the last three popes had different styles. Pope John Paul II helped bring the teaching of the Church to Her members. Pope Benedict XIV was an academic and he helped us to understand why the things that Pope John Paul II showed us were true, by digging into the history and doctrine of the church. Pope Francis builds on both of these by taking what both of them have done and showing us how to apply it to our lives.

I am Torn About NFP

As I have shared before, my wife and I are NFP Teachers. In the last couple of years something about doing this has been niggling at the back of my mind. I do feel called to help people understand NFP. But It was not until I had a conversation with my wife that I think understood some of what has been eating at me.

Some Thoughts about NFP from an NFP teacher

I could talk a lot here about how NFP is not “Catholic Birth Control,” and how what we teach encourages couple to be open to life, but first of all that kind of sounds like sour grapes even to me, and second of all that is not what I want to talk about. Besides you have probably heard all of that before.

I am Sick

Life has kept me more than a little busy. There have been sheep and chickens and children and family life. They have been all been there. Most of that has always been there, and yet, I have managed to write. To say something even it was little more than nothing. But now on top of it all I am sick.