Saturday, August 20th, 2011
When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.” On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from. Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt. Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes. …
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Tags: Death and Salvation, Easy Money, Hard Work, Let's Make A Deal, Sacrifice, Something For Nothing, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Dating Game, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Posted in Dating, Movies, Television & Broadway, Personal Growth, Personal Responsibility, Popular Culture, Prayer, Sacrifice, Saints, Salvation, Taking Action, Work, Works of Mercy | 2 Comments »
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
My son Harry recently turned 30 years old. He’s the oldest of my seven children. When Harry was a young boy, one of his favorite shows was
Sesame Street. You remember
Sesame Street don’t you? It was a children’s show that had a cast of characters…
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Tags: Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Families, Catholic Parenting, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Sesame Street, The Flintstones, The Honeymooners
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Saturday, February 19th, 2011
I’ve only been to one high school reunion since graduating in May of 1975. I never had the desire to attend one until I received a letter in 1995 inviting me to the 20 year reunion. After I received the invitation, I tracked down my best friend from high school. He was living in Chicago at the time, was married, and had two children. Like me, he had not gone to any of the previous…
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Tags: Behavior, Beliefs, Emotional Pain, High School, Personal Responsibility, Rejection, Suffering, Suicide
Posted in Beliefs, Catholic Boys, Catholic Girls, Catholic Parenting, Dating, Purity, Sex, Suffering, Teenagers | No Comments »
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
On a Friday night about eight years ago, I got myself into an argument with one of my college age children (“the college student”). The argument centered around a certain movie that I thought was morally objectionable. At one point, the college student blurted out: “Dad, most Catholics would not agree with you about this movie. You’re too extreme when comes to things like this. I…
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Tags: Catholic Boys, Catholic Families, Catholic Girls, Catholic Men, Catholic Parenting, Catholic Women, Family, Fatherhood, Humility, Motherhood, Prayer, Teenagers
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Saturday, October 16th, 2010
About 10 years ago I stopped by another attorney’s office to talk to him about a case we were working on together. After we were finished discussing the case, I asked him how his two sons were doing. He responded by telling me that he had recently caught his 18 year old son viewing pornography on the internet. I asked him how he handled the situation and he said he told his son it was…
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Tags: Catholic Boys, Catholic Families, Chastity, Christian Sexuality, Dating, Marriage, Playboy Magazine, Pornography, Purity, Sexual Revolution, Teenagers
Posted in Catholic Boys, Catholic Men, Catholic Parenting, Chastity, Dating, Family, Fatherhood, Marriage, Purity, Sex, Teenagers | 2 Comments »
When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.” On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from. Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt. Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes. … Read More
My son Harry recently turned 30 years old. He’s the oldest of my seven children. When Harry was a young boy, one of his favorite shows was Sesame Street. You remember Sesame Street don’t you? It was a children’s show that had a cast of characters… Read More
I’ve only been to one high school reunion since graduating in May of 1975. I never had the desire to attend one until I received a letter in 1995 inviting me to the 20 year reunion. After I received the invitation, I tracked down my best friend from high school. He was living in Chicago at the time, was married, and had two children. Like me, he had not gone to any of the previous… Read More
On a Friday night about eight years ago, I got myself into an argument with one of my college age children (“the college student”). The argument centered around a certain movie that I thought was morally objectionable. At one point, the college student blurted out: “Dad, most Catholics would not agree with you about this movie. You’re too extreme when comes to things like this. I… Read More
About 10 years ago I stopped by another attorney’s office to talk to him about a case we were working on together. After we were finished discussing the case, I asked him how his two sons were doing. He responded by telling me that he had recently caught his 18 year old son viewing pornography on the internet. I asked him how he handled the situation and he said he told his son it was… Read More
