Category: Family
In a previous post I started to show our home altar. This is the place that we go when we want some alone time to pray, and where we take the family if we want to make the moment more holy. Is this a necessity? No, but as we make a conscious effort to more fully live our faith it is nice to have a special place to go to when you have the urge to pray.
One of the many things that attracted me to my wife is that she shares my love for games, particularly board games. We have been talking about writing some joint reviews about the games we love in the near future,…
When we first bought our house a few years ago, one of the things I wanted to set up is a home altar. In my mind I was imagining something along the lines of the Gothic Revival piece below.
As parent’s, we knew it was coming. Sooner or later our beautiful little daughter would say that word that every parent dreads. One day she is all innocent and happy, and the next she is dropping the “N” word left and…
One of my favorite things that has happened since my daughter has hit the two year mark is the fact that “going for walks” no longer means me pushing or pulling her the whole way in some sort of wagon…
When we first got married, my wife and I decided that we would like to do more to celebrate Holy Days of Obligation than just go to mass. Some feasts like Christmas or Epiphany have established traditions, so it makes…
The Advent season is upon us once again! This is the beginning of liturgical year of the Catholic Church, the time to prepare for the coming of the Christ Child. A journey that will bring us great joy, but also…
One of my greatest joys as a parent is sharing my favorite books with my daughter. Especially when she loves them too. While someday I hope The Brothers Karamazov will be counted among those books, right now I am just happy with picture books….
Tomorrow, November 30th, is the feast of St. Andrew; fisherman, fisher of men, Apostle, and martyr. While in many places as various as Scotland, Russia, and Barbados honor the great saint himself, in our home the feast day stands out…
Yesterday, in the course of my day, I had multiple conversations about relationships with near strangers. Having deep conversations with random strangers is actually not a significant event in my life, it has actually happened constantly since my early childhood….
