God Is My First Mate
There is a book and a movie called God is My Co Pilot, about Col. Robert L. Scott’s duty in China during World War II. The name of the book indicates Col. Scott’s recognition that God helped him during...
View ArticleBefore the Throne of God
January brings a promise of a new year, of a new chance, of remembrances and resolutions. So if you’re in the process of looking for resolutions as a Catholic father, I’d suggest one more: develop a...
View ArticleMary, Mother of God
We would first like to pause and briefly reflect on some significant aspects of Mary’s personality, which offer all believers valuable guidance in accepting and fulfilling their own vocation. The post...
View ArticleThe World is Charged with the Grandeur of God
One of the greatest of Catholic poets, Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., is best known for his appreciation of the beauty, variety, and individuality (“this-ness”) of God’s creation. As a poet he saw God’s...
View ArticleMary, Mother of God
Christmas is a time to reflect on the incredible willingness of the Son of God to hide His divine glory (but not give up His divinity) in order to become a man in this earthly world. He became a man...
View ArticleGod’s Providential Care
In these difficult times in our country and in our families, when fathers are losing jobs and events around us are causing societal turmoil, we might consider a true story told by Archbishop Thaddaeus...
View ArticleAd Majorem Dei Gloriam –“To The Greater Glory of God!”
I’m a cradle Catholic, born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, the premier archdiocese of the United States. Here, when someone asks, “Where did you go to school?” they mean which Catholic high school...
View ArticleGoing Where God’s Will Takes You
Hello from the Gowans’ family! – Dad Bob, Mom Andrea, son Hugh (age 9), daughter Lauren and twin brother Leo (age 7), and beloved cats Mr. Kitty and Stella. We live on a 300 acre ranch with a vineyard,...
View ArticleThe Consolation of God
Certain things in life seem common to all men. The physical things are the most obvious: we all need to eat and to sleep, and we all need shelter. But on perhaps even more important levels of...
View ArticleGiving God a Chance
You don’t get to be my age without talking to some Catholic parents whose children have left the Faith. Though they have tried very hard to transmit the Faith to their children, homeschooling parents...
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