Catholic Husband

Jesus’ love for children is shared in story after story. This is not really a mystery; while a cynic may think of them as gullible or easily led, Jesus can see their heart. Children are not jaded or hardened by the world, and in that way make themselves more receptive to God’s work in their life.

At some point, we all learn that we have to pretend. Whether to fit in or...

Spend a few months attending the same Mass at your parish, and you’ll grow accustomed to the faces and families. The elderly couple that sits two pews ahead of you, the family with five small children, the college students who impressively show up every week. The faces and familiarity builds a degree of comfort and a sense of belonging. Though you may not know their names or ...

There is a moment in our lives, sometime around middle or high school, in which we learned how to pretend. Not the kind of imaginary play that fills the days and hours of a child’s life, but the facade we erect around ourselves. We want to be liked, to be wanted, and so we observe what our friends and peers seem to like, and we make ourselves imitate those things. The treasur...

Perspective is the hinge on which our lives turn. We see this in the story of every saint. These men and women faced adversity of every type and kind, some more cruel than others. They lost friends, family, endured exile, suspicion, and torture, gave up the quiet and the comfort for the uncomfortable. Through that crucible, they were remade.

I’ve written many times abo...