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We Owe Each Other a Terrible Loyalty

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Feb 12, 2023 | Evangelization, Family, Living, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

I am thankful for the many gifts the good God sent my way during my childhood in the form of...

What are the Obstacles Between Catholic Men and Christ?

by Randy Hain | Aug 5, 2021 | Living, Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

As long as we live in the world our life is a constant struggle between love for Christ or giving into lukewarmness, to our passions, or to comfort-seeking, which destroys love. Faithfulness to Christ is forged each day by...

A Checklist for Catholic Dads

by Randy Hain | Jul 15, 2021 | Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

I have had numerous conversations over the years with other Catholic dads about the challenges of...

Four Critical Principles for Catholic Fathers

by Randy Hain | Jun 17, 2021 | Family, Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

“It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.” (Pope St....

Practical Lessons for Integrating Faith and Work

by Randy Hain | May 27, 2021 | Surrender & Strength, Work | 0 |

How do we integrate our faith with our work? If you think about it, most of us will likely spend the majority of our adult (awake) lives in the workplace. A typical eight hour work day accounts for a third of the total day, with...

A Mother’s Serenity Prayer

by Colleen Duggan | May 20, 2021 | Prayer / Spiritual Life, Regular Feature, Women of Faith | 0 |

When the heat goes out and the temperature is minus-two degrees outside and I wonder when the oil...

Practicing Acceptance and Seeing Burdens as Blessings

by Randy Hain | Apr 15, 2021 | Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

Some years ago a priest shared some guidance with my wife and me that has been the ongoing cause...

Why Do We Follow a Secular Compass?

by Randy Hain | Mar 4, 2021 | Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

I don’t know about you, but I rarely get through the day without feeling beaten up a little by the...

Powerful Lessons from St. Joseph

by Randy Hain | Feb 25, 2021 | Men of Faith, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

As the father of a 23-year-old son with high-functioning autism, I am sometimes challenged to give...

Lessons from the Holy Family

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 27, 2020 | Family, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“The Holy Family with dog” (detail) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo [Public domain], via...

December by Candlelight

by Carmelite Sisters | Dec 17, 2020 | Family, Living, Spotlight | 0 |

Every day we look forward to the gift of another dawn as the sun begins to peek through the curtain of the night to bring the vibrancy of color back to us yet again. It is a ritual of sorts, isn’t it? When the first blush of the...