By Franklin on October 10th, 2007 | Category: Uncategorized
I hope this is not too controversial to post here.
A lot has been made lately of a potential Giuliani nomination for President by the Republican party. I know that Thoughts of a Regular Guy has been quite vocal about it. Recently I posted some thoughts at FrankPeach.Com – A Vote For Giuliani Is A Vote For Hillary, as to why we cannot support Giuliani even in the general election. EyeHacker Blog responded why he disagreed and would instead Hold his Noise and vote for Giuliani.
I wanted to know what other Catholic Dads thought. So here’s a chance to sound off, please keep the discourse civil, and grant that there is room for disagreement on the issue.
By Franklin on September 14th, 2007 | Category: Uncategorized
This post is cross-posted at FrankPeach.Com
Children have an amazing ability at to act like a mirror reflecting their parents soul out to the world. They have a tendency -even without trying- to find all those little nooks and crannies that you rather leave dark and hidden. Case in point:
Reconciliation is something that I struggle with, have always struggled with, and will probably struggle with for a long time to come. This is despite the fact that in recent years I have increasingly seen the benefits of reconciliation and have greatly increased my own participation in the sacrament. About three years ago my eldest son, Zach (now 9 years old), made his first confession and it has been the goal of my fetching wife and I since that time to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation with him once a month (although we probably should be going weekly, I know). That’s the goal anyway, In practice it tends to be once every 1.5 – 3 months that we go. Less often in the summer than in the winter when we tend to have more of a schedule.
Recently I am not happy to report I have been skidding in my faith walk, shortchanging my prayer life and in general going in the wrong direction. (I do believe that we are always moving in one direction or the other, one cannot simply be stagnant in their faith. If you believe you are then you are probably moving in the wrong direction) The reason for this is most likely because of the fact that it has been 6 months or more since I have attended the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The above facts were pointed out to me by my son this week, quite without his even knowing it. He was having some behavioral problems.
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