the glory of everything

Today is the feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. Padre Pio is significant to me mostly because of our 6-month-old son, Noah. During his birt...

I recently read Francis Chan's Crazy Love. I'm not a big fan of the book, if you care. Sometimes we get caught up in wanting to liv...

My seven-year-old, Avery, said, "I wish I could bite my butt like dogs do." ..... "I wish I was a girl but I had a boy's ...

My computer won't turn on - probably the power supply as it's been a recurring problem on this machine. The difference is that this ...

I am in Week 4 of Weight Watchers. Actually, I'm not a paying customer; I'm just along for the ride with Laura (though she hardly ne...

If you haven't heard, Anne Rice has left Christianity ... but not Christ, she says. I'm a little upset about her announcement. Not s...

I cried suddenly, speaking straight from my heart, "look around you at the gifts of God, the clear sky, the pure air, the tender grass,...

I write articles about spiritual disciplines. And you really can't do so without looking at the lives of the early fathers and mothers i...

I am a crooked piece of iron, and am come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.

I just finished Anne Rice's Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession. Let me tell you, I liked it. Of course, I like Anne Rice...