#fatherhood

Be a Father Who Plays

For the past two years, I have been working a job that has required a daily commute of roughly two hours, more or less. Over time, it has...

Paternity Disciplined

I recently listened to Matthew Kelly’s talk on the 7 Pillars of Catholicism; one of the pillars being the topic of fasting/discipline....

Mercy Shines Forth

One of the most impactful and thought-provoking images that I have witnessed in my lifetime is Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal...

Disruption in Mass: Dad's Turn

I’ve likely mentioned somewhere in the past that there is nowhere else I’d rather be on this earth than in Mass at any given time. The...

Christ Like Availability

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live...

Men Need to be Home More

I am away from home on average about 14+ hours a day. Time spent away from my family adds up depending upon whether or not I’ve got any...

Giving Life

When I got off work on Friday I got home a little earlier than normal. I was given the run down from my wife on how the past few days...

The Dad Gospel

I think I’d be “preaching to the choir” if I said that Mass becomes more difficult to focus in on or take in once you have a tot to watch...

Incarnating the Father

Being a better family = being a better father. Salvation is a family event that requires a profession of faith and an act of charity.

Learning the Father's Love

My little boy is quickly approaching the ever-so-exciting age of a whopping year and a half old. As I look back over this precious time,...

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