Your 5-year-old may be able to slam dunk a basketball.Maybe he’s reading and speaking Latin or she can say the alphabet backwards while standing on her head.If that’s the case, you know what it’s like to be bursting with pride—and yet not wanting to be the mother who brags aboutRead More
I’ve previously written about my love for Collin’s artwork, particularly how difficult it is to archive. We’ve whittled his works down to a small gallery.Of all the pieces Collin created in his first year of preschool, one painting is my favorite and has earned prime placement on our refrigerator. It’sRead More
In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus asked his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?” Hearing this passage, I was reminded of Ross Douthat’s argument that how people answer this question is the root of one of American’s greatest heresies. In his book, Bad Religion, he claims modern Americans tooRead More
Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s sole Republican congressman, is among 28 co-sponsors of new legislation that seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as a union only of a man and a woman. It would void any state constitution that defines marriage otherwise.Read More
We are hoping to move to a new house sometime in the near future. So John and I have been casually trying to prepare our boys.I’ve talked about why we’re trying to keep our house clean so people can visit and think about buying it. I’ve explained that we willRead More
Our hearts are breaking for Teresa’s family.Their sweet, charming little girl, so full of life, so determined to live and live well, so loving and so loved, has gone to heaven.I cannot imagine the grief of her parents, her brothers, her sisters, and all who loved her so deeply. IRead More
Every day last week when I picked Leo up from Bible camp, he was ready with a bag of stuff he had collected.And every day as I made a huge fuss over his craft, I spoke loudly enough for the volunteers standing nearby.“Isn’t this beautiful!” I’d say, as the glueRead More
Dear Friends in Christ, Earlier this week, the Supreme Court passed down two rulings which took yet another chunk out of the sacred institution of marriage, ordained by Christ and the Church, as well as society, which has recognized and protected it as unique throughout the history of our greatRead More
Darlene Zeiler was the second of nine of her siblings and one of 22 family members spanning two generations to grace the halls of St. Clement School.Read More