Catholic Dads

“Maintain a spirit of peace and you will save a thousand souls.”- St. Seraphim We just finished a week’s vacation in Maine with the family “from the north” – my dad, brother, wife, and two little ones. My brother Sean manages a summer camp “up they’ah” and he took us all on a little pleasure [...]

Last weekend, I was sitting in mass in the first or second row as usual, and this day I happened to be holding my seven-month-old son Michael during the Eucharistic Prayer. He’s a “glasses grabber,” and so I took off my glasses to avoid him getting them. Now, without my glasses I have really bad [...]

We all know we could use a bit of fun in our lives. This is especially true when dealing with our families. Where can we go that we can enjoy a wholesome family experience together, especially on vacation? Places like that seem to be getting harder to find — or are they? Maybe they just [...]

As a Catholic father, I experienced something new last week that I’ve never felt before. For quite some time, my son, the Extraordinary Boy, aged not-quite-eight, has been telling me that he’d like to be an altar-server. Last week, he was scheduled for his first training session. Our parish is run by the Canons Regular [...]

God sure knew what He was doing when he decided that the human species would be able to procreate and raise little humans. For one thing, I see it as His ingenious way of getting the male component outside of their own heads once and for all. Ladies, I imagine you need sweet liberation from [...]

So a few weeks ago, the Extraordinary Wife and I decided it was time to give our 7-year-old son, the Extraordinary Boy, an allowance. Here are the terms: They have daily chores to do. If these are done, the boy gets $2.50 per week. If he helps with the trash, he gets an extra $1. [...]