What’s “New” This Year?

Saturday, January 1st, 2011
According to Webster’s Dictionary, the word “new” is defined as “having recently come into existence.”  I have a question for you.  Now that 2011 has come into existence, what’s really “new”? Let’s be honest here.  There’s really not much that’s… Read More

A Mother & Her Son

Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Earlier this year, I handled a case for a 17 year old boy who had been involved in an automobile accident.  The accident was not his fault, but the police officer found a reason to give him two traffic tickets.  The boy’s mother called my office and scheduled an appointment.  Prior to the accident, her son… Read More

The Critic & The EXTREME Parent

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… Read More

A Revolution Against Fatherhood

Sunday, November 7th, 2010
Webster’s Dictionary defines the word revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change … a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something.” There was a sudden, radical, and fundamental change that took place in the United States during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.  That change involved the complete and total… Read More

Religion On A Sleeve

Saturday, October 30th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_359" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A Son and His Father"][/caption] About 22 years ago, during a discussion with one of my brothers about religion, the issue of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary came up.  When I tried to point out the reasons why it was important to pray a Rosary every day, my brother got irritated with me… Read More