Parenting
3 Things Your Teen is Right About, and 3 Things You Know Better
Don't treat teens like they are wrong about everything. Don't treat them like they're right about everything either. My first rule of parenting teens is to always say "Yes" when they want to...
Who is God
Learning to See God as Loving Father
The Christian life can become a lifeless life if we only see it as an exercise in sin management. “None of you kids arrived with a manual, you know!” So said my father, frequently, but...
Culture
How I Think Through Voting as a Catholic
Within the polarized arena of politics, every political party is bombarding us, the voters, with information and argumentation that appeals to our sense of morality. They each declare, in different...
Parenting
Forgiveness: 6 Misconceptions That Hold Kids Back
As parents, we know it's second rate – a rote performance that lacks real heart. It’s a three-part act that goes something like this: Older child glares at their sibling, brow furrowed, arms...