Originally posted on Sunday, March 18, 2007 Reason For His Absence He never said a word to us as he went through his life. He left that to the other folks, especially his wife. His actions, a model for the married man’s vocation: keep still, work hard, love the wife, silence is your salvation. His [...]

Dear brothers: Today I received a letter from a friend; we are the Godparents for one of their daughters. My friend stated that he and his family were leaving the Catholic Church to join the Anglican Church. I let him know that as a Godfather I could not let this decision pass without comment. I [...]

Carolyn was arranging some flowers we had just bought from Costco. “I want you to always have fresh flowers in the house,” I murmured in her ear as she removed some of the extra greenery from the roses. “The most beautiful bouquet a mother can have is her children surrounding her,” she replied. “True, but [...]

I recently baptized an infant before he died, and the experience made me pull up some of the teachings of the Catholic Church on infant baptism to review in the event anyone questioned me on this incident. First of all, I asked for the permission of the infant’s father beforehand. I was blessed with the [...]

I don’t post much stuff on this blog, but I thought I would post a link to a note I wrote about our 20th wedding anniversary.

A few videos of our afternoon adventures. One of Yours Truly, one of Noisykid #5. This is a .20 caliber pellet air rifle. The target is about 10 paces, or 30 feet from the shooting site. This air rifle is made by RWS Diana, and is powered by compressed air. The mechanism for compressing the [...]

To those of you who sent messages of condolence, prayers, and Masses following the death of my son Theodore, Thank you! The past two months have been filled with a combination of sorrow and consolation for our whole family. In so many ways, Theodore’s death has been the occasion for an outpouring of grace upon [...]

Here is a book I reviewed a while ago. Cry, the Beloved Country is about a lot of things, but for me the kicker is the relationships between the fathers and the sons.

I wrote a blog about the joyful and sorrowful events of this past weekend which I thought might be worth sharing: There are certain things which occur in life which cannot be blogged; they are too intense or personal to be shared with you, the reader. Despite this, I shall make an attempt to describe [...]

I posted this on my blog, but thought it would apply in response to an earlier blog entry about children dating. Children should follow St. Anthony’s advice before seeking a mate. BE SATISFIED WITH ME Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone,To have a deep soul relationship with another,To be loved thoroughly and exclusively. [...]