Magnificat, Year of Faith Companion Magnificat ASIN B00A6CYPQM ISBN 9781936260508 This book will be an amazing devotional read during this Year of Faith. It has a new reading for each day of the year. The readings are a mix of profiles of characters from the bible, prayers, meditations and excerpts from the catechism. Everyday gives [...]

My wife’s grandmother Kay has been in the hospital since Friday. Since then, her condition has changed from day to day and sometimes from hour to hour. It has taken a turn for the worse over night, and the family was summoned to the hospital this morning. We would appreciate your prayers should God be [...]

So yes, I am divorced. Its been over for about a year now. I tried everything I could, prayed for my marriage day after day, and yet in the end Hephzibah still left and divorced me. We went to counseling together and the whole nine yards. Unfortunately, we live in a fallen world and these [...]

One of the author interviews I did this year, the authors advice to youth was: “Ask for help when you need it, don’t when you don’t, and learn to recognize the difference.” It amazes me how hard it is to get caught up once you get behind financially. As many of you know I was [...]

My parent’s church, St. John Vianney – the church where I was married and my daughter was baptized burned down last night. It is a crime scene. We have no idea what happened, but it is extremely sad for us out here in So Cal. Keep the parishioners, priests, staff, and first responders in your prayers. If this was arson, please pray for the arsonists as well.

[UPDATE] It was confirmed that this was arson.

[Read the rest of the story for a local news video]

Every week I take my daughter to church by myself. Its not because I am a single. I am actually married and my wife is wonderful, but she refuses to go to church with us. It would be very easy to leave my daughter at home while I go to church. I won’t lie, there [...]

2009 was a rough year for my marketing research business.  It had started to recover though, and this year was looking reasonable. But guess what just happened. My biggest client got laid off today. There is nothing like a roller coaster, eh? Praise God in good times and bad! Your prayers are definitely appreciated, both [...]

Gentlemen: If you are getting ready to travel, I encourage you to use a new agency Fosters Travel. The agency was developed by a friend of mine. He and his wife just found out that their youngest son has a terminal disease and that while they can prolong his life into his 20s, there is no [...]

Gentlemen, please take a moment and vote for the Hadley family’s research efforts. The film “Extraordinary Measures” is promoting a contest and will donate $10,000 to fund research for the winner of the contest. You can vote here. (Just click on the link and click “Continue.”) The family’s inspirational video is here: Hadley Hope

Nib is my smart, cute, funny little two year old girl. She’s also a pint sized munchkin. Her growth chart is abysmal, with height and weight starting to fall off the bottom of the curve. So she’s headed in to the specialist for an endoscopy to see if there are any upper-GI or digestive issues. [...]