April 20, 2018
As a high school junior, our oldest son, Oscar, is receiving mailings from colleges and universities from around the country—from Ivy Leagues to the community college down the road. He’s also in the season of life where standardized testing begins to occupy an outsized portion of his attention. He took the SAT this spring and … More →
April 16, 2018
I thought an empty nest meant downsizing. So, one would think that with four out of five kids graduated from college and three (soon four) already married, we would be downsizing and simplifying. And, in some ways that would be correct. We have been weeding through many of our possessions and ‘decluttering.’ Donating boxes and … More →
April 11, 2018
On April 9, Pope Francis published his third Apostolic Exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate, subtitled On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World. The title is taken from the end of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5: “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” The Holy Father states that his intention in … More →
April 01, 2018
As soon as I read the first chapter of God’s Guide for Grandparents by Susan M. Erschen, I knew this was not going to be an easy book to review. That is, it is not a book that I could breeze through while jotting a few nice things to say. This grandparenting book is not … More →
March 26, 2018
Most of us entered marriage with hearts full of joy and enthusiastic anticipation of a future filled with love. Our spouse was the ONE! The one whom we were excited to spend the rest of our life with, the one who we felt completed us, and the one whose faults we willingly overlooked out of … More →
March 16, 2018
In our journey with God as we try to discern His will for our lives, I find it comforting when we receive concrete affirmations of the path we are on. Oftentimes, we think of divine intervention happening in major events like some miraculous cure from cancer or finally conceiving a long-awaited child. But I have … More →
