Monday morning I got word that my fiend Tom Roeser had died the day before. In the early 1970′s, when I was eleven or twelve, I read a series of articles in the Sun Times by Mr. Roeser about the Catholic Church, Vatican II, and how most people held misconceptions about both. They were informative, [...]

Probably fifteen years ago now, this fellow, we’ll call him “Pete,” asked me for a quote on a printing job, his sister’s wedding invitations. He was in the industry, worked for a pre-press shop out-putting film, and he knew me as a client of the shop he worked for. So I gave him the estimate [...]

I usually don’t post videos, but this is a lovely introduction to Chris Hedges, author of “I Don’t Belive In Atheists” I have read several of his books and recently heard him speak personally. He is a man of great insight and integrity and I cannot reccommend his books too highly.

Once in a while, something will happen to me that really drives home how we no longer live in a Christian society, or even a society where Christian values predominate. About six weeks ago a woman opened up a yoga studio on the floor right above my print shop. After a day or so of [...]

Rather surprising that a bourgeois liberal like Penelope Leach would say something so absolutely on the mark: Why is it socially reprehensible for a man to leave a baby fatherless,but courageous, even admirable, for a woman to have a baby whom she knows will be so?

On 5 March 2003, I came home and, right after I closed the front door, my Bean-Girl ran up to me stark naked and give me a big hug. So I ask, “Why are you naked?” “Because I haven’t got any clothes on!” You may or may not think this is cute, but I do. [...]

Is anyone else bothered by the increasing amount of political content on this blog? A quick check on the “About” page shows these to be the purposes of this blog: Providing a forum for Catholic Dads to share relevant experiences and insights Fostering discussion on issues related to Catholicism and/or fatherhood Identifying information resources about [...]

My friend Moira has a new baby and she is feeling rather overwhelmed. Her little boy is fussy, aggressive, restless, and she feels unable to cope. Moira’s even said that “perhaps this motherhood thing isn’t for me.” Naturally, I’ve done my best to reassure her. In point of fact, she’s a fine mother who couldn’t [...]

My son was complaining the other day about the key plot twist in an old episode of Perry Mason that he had seen on TV. The key to the mystery was that there were two guns, the murder weapon and one that was never fired, and that the only witness, a woman, couldn’t tell the [...]

‘Your baby is too fat’: Insurer denies baby Alex Lange coverage because of weight He’s cute and cuddly, but 4-month-old Alex Lange is too chubby for insurance The Colorado baby has been denied health-care coverage because he tips the scales at 17 pounds and measures 25 inches. “We can’t put him on the Atkins diet [...]