Catholic Husband

Life is full of paradox, perhaps none more profound than our relationship with God. The Baltimore Catechism tells us that we are made to know, love, and serve God in this life and to be happy with Him in the next. None of us knows how many days we will walk the Earth, but we can be sure that every day we wake up, it is to fulfill this purpose. Every day we are given is a gift...

We exist in a material world, but one that is not isolated. It is enshrouded in a larger, immaterial reality that we cannot perceive with our refined senses. The reality of God and His creation is not limited to the sunrises we see in the East, or the birdsong of the forrest canopy. It is an inconceivable expanse outside of time and space that we exist in, participate in, and...

One or two weeks a year, all four kids end up spending a week or so with their grandparents. Whether some time away, or attending a camp, it’s a week that is different from any other. Before it starts, however, I always do the same thing. As we prepare to pack the kids’ things, we first spend half a day giving the house a deep cleaning. My goal is to start the week with a tot...

Our summer RV trip is over, but its events are now part of our shared memory and language. It was a vacation unlike one we’ve taken before, and it found its anchoring in the many holy places we visited along the way. These green hills, leafy valleys, and empty fields were the places where saints tread.

Pilgrimages are an ancient tradition, and while they cause us to th...

Our summer RV trip is over, but its events are now part of our shared memory and language. It was a vacation unlike one we’ve taken before, and it found its anchoring in the many holy places we visited along the way. These green hills, leafy valleys, and empty fields were the places where saints tread.

Pilgrimages are an ancient tradition, and while they cause us to th...