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Rob Kaiser discusses the Catholic Dad site redesign. Several changes are discussed, including the meaning of the new logo. More changes are on the way and we are looking for additional contributors. Find out what is going on at Catholic Dads and how you can help.

Farewell, Virginia.

No, this is not an ode to the Old Dominion; rather, another soul has departed to see God face to face — may He be merciful to you.

Aunt Ginny has died.

It’s a funny thing to be celebrating the beginning of a new life with a child on the one hand and the end of another life on the other hand. Our lives are full of dichotomies and contrasts that way.[...]

As For Me And My House is a weekly feature, appearing each Thursday. You can subscribe directly to this series here.

Pope John Paul I was pope for a very short period of time, but in that time he had something specific to say about the importance of family, particularly across generations.

Father to Father is a weekly feature, appearing each Wednesday, examining what the church, through the office of the Pope, is saying to us fathers. You can subscribe to the newsfeed here.

Joe explains a family situation of trusting in God, connecting this trust with the idea of persevering as in battle even when things look gloomy. One lives anticipating the moment when the “Son” breaks through.

Battle Ready is a weekly feature, appearing each Tuesday. You can subscribe to the newsfeed here.

Recently I read a blog post by Eric Sammons about suffering and self-denial and teaching our kids the same. In the post, Eric writes Countless times I have seen parents employ what I call the “switcheroo” method of parenting; by this I mean that if they want to deny their child something he or she [...]

As many of you know, St. Josemaria Escriva – the founder of Opus Dei – is often invoked for assistance in finding a job or in doing/completing a job well. This was, in part, because he worked tirelessly “to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer [...]

When writing about faith and family, things can focus on the serious. But life does not have to always be serious and hard. In fact, life requires adventure, and fun. Being a good father means understanding and cultivating this balance.

Keeping Your Kids Catholic is a weekly feature, appearing each Tuesday. You can subscribe to the newsfeed here.

Ever do something that undermined the message you were trying to teach? Right before lunch today, I took my daughter, Bailey (3 1/2 yrs old), and my two nephews (6 and 4 years) to the park at the end of the block – more like a patch of grass with a play gym on it. [...]

I love to read. I always have. I think that is why I majored in Literature in college, even though I saw no practical use for it outside of teaching English. Over the past two years, though, I have read less fiction and more non-fiction. After getting a job in youth ministry I started reading [...]

Welcome back to As For Me And My House (Jos 24:15), the place where the rubber meets the road. You can subscribe directly to this series here. ========================== They say that duct tape isn’t a valid parenting style. My question is: have they ever had a 3 year old? I have, and I question this [...]