In this episode: The Sweeneys visit the Barrons, Mattie Claire gets ashes, Kathryn gets her driving permit, Bird on a Stick, Mail Bag: Coley from Florida, Petra from the Netherlands, Debi in Texas, …
Ten Things to Learn from Japan
A priest friend of mine in China sent me the following. The authorship was listed simply as "Sunita." I thought it was quite remarkable, especially when compared to what we usually see in the United …
Getting to Yes
The title of this article may have misled you. I'm not talking about the well known book Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. But rather, I want to talk a minute about saying 'yes' …
A Day of Glass
This was so cool, I just had to put it on the website. …
CF144: The Gauntlet
In this episode: Texas Independence Day, Kids Cooperating? St. Joseph Altar, Starting is the Hardest Part, Better Window Cleaner, The Gauntlet, Mail Bag; Diana in Mission …
I Can’t Afford Jesus
You might have noticed a change in the Catholic Family's website recently. Our website has traditionally been a landing page for our audio podcast. Most of our traffic (i.e. listeners) comes through …
Was Jesus Green?
Often, I've wondered if Jesus was green. So I broke out my electronic bible the other day and started searching. Sure enough, there is tons of support for this theory. Here are twelve examples of …
CF143: Pie!
In this episode: David and Allyson celebrate National Pie Day, Green Tip: Recycle/Gift Bags, Hannah's bird feeder, timeout for the girls (all day!), a discussion about the changes in the Roman …
Splinter of the Mind
Like most people, I try to relate the Sunday Mass readings to my life. This week's readings talk about Jesus coming to fulfill the law. I must confess that I was having trouble finding an application …
Old Thoughts in a New Year
I belong to a local exercise facility in our town. It is notable and smile-able to see the large uptick in people showing up for classes and workouts following the Christmas and New Year holidays. A …