Are We There Yet?

For a long time this statue of St. Rita stood near my laundry area, an appropriate place, I thought, because she's the Saint of the Imp...

Our son, Jonathan Charles, who received the honor to be called Brother Philip under the patronage of St. Philip Neri  at his reception into ...

My grandparents at Ocean City  -- probably in the '50s My Dad's family had a kind of summer "time share" at Oce...

One of the best things a father can do for his children -- girls and boys -- is show them this example of affection and respect for the...

Every single  card and drawing from each of our children over the last twenty-seven years has been precious to me -- every single one of t...

No, really!  It is! Here are a couple tutorials for the day... Traditional: Techno: Muppet:

To My Mother You painted no Madonnas     On chapel walls in Rome But with a touch divine     You brought her to our home. ...

Here's a poem I learned in Kindergarten.  (Can you believe I still remember it?!) My Mother God made a wonderful m...

One of the first Biblical stories we hear in grade school Catechism is how St. Michael, before our world was even created, defeated ...

From William to the Blessed Mother... The children were singing in the kitchen the other day while they cleaned up after lunch -- and ...

There have been many times in my life when I've needed saving.  I remember once as a teenager locking my keys in my car in a seedy par...

After considerable chasing... I let this guy catch me We won't say who was doing the most chasing.... So, here you h...