Your Family—the Holy Spirit’s Greenhouse

Your Family—the Holy Spirit’s Greenhouse

It’s where the fruit of the Spirit is meant to grow.

comment | Posted May 21, 2013

Every summer my Aunt Minnie planted a big garden and enlisted me to help water and weed it. As soon as the ground defrosted in western Pennsylvania, she scattered seeds that would yield beans, lettuce, pumpkins, and other vegetables. As summer approached, Aunt Minnie put in her tomatoes. Continue »


The Power of a Praying Son

The Power of a Praying Son

The Spirit showed me how to pray and what to say.

comment | Posted Apr 26, 2013

Dad had essentially been unemployed for about ten years. He had jobs here and there in our hometown of Stafford, England, but they never worked out. Continue »


Seven Weeks of Easter

Seven Weeks of Easter

Fifty Ways to Keep the Joy Alive

comment | Posted Apr 04, 2013

Easter is the most important feast of the Christian year—so important that the church sets aside a full fifty days to celebrate Jesus’ victory over sin and death. Not many of us are used to sustaining an “Easter spirit” of celebration all the way to Pentecost, though, so here are fifty easy suggestions. Continue »


A Lesson about Lent

A Lesson about Lent

Sometimes it takes a child to show us what really matters.

comment | Posted Feb 27, 2013

In Minnesota, where I live, Lent comes at just the right time for penance. February and March are the dreariest months of the year. Continue »


The Sin Basket

The Sin Basket

A family’s faults go up in smoke.

comment | Posted Feb 19, 2013

I love Lent. It’s no secret. My family knows it, my friends know it, anyone who has any communication with me during this season of unburdening knows it. Continue »


A Universal Call to Party

A Universal Call to Party

Celebrate your Baptism—your re-birthday in Christ!

comment | Posted Jan 13, 2013

My kids seem to love their faith. And why not? The church packs the calendar with dozens of reasons to party. To our family’s way of thinking, “practicing Catholics” are those who celebrate the most. Continue »


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