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Believing What I Don’t Feel
The other day I was at a retreat for parents whose children were getting ready to receive First Communion. As part of a parent engagement session, a conversation was sparked […]
Relationships
Crossing Lines: Men and Women in Conversation
No matter how dissatisfied people are with the results they are getting, they rarely question their way of trying to get results. When what we are doing is not working, […]
Family
A River Runs Between Us
“It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us.” – Norman Maclean I was sitting on the couch in our family room, and it was […]
Health
Feeling Like I…
They are as certain as death and taxes. They dominate our life. They often fluctuate minute by minute, hour by hour, year by year. They are a fabric of our […]
Parenting • Technology
The Pornography Plague
As we said goodbye to 2021, and all the challenges that came with this year, once again a celebrity emerged on the scene with strong opinions. But this time, it […]
Parenting
Culture of Me; Cultivation of We
In 2016, one of the leading empathy researchers in the world, Dr. Michelle Borba, published a book entitled “Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World.” The book opened […]
Mental Health • Relationships • Technology
What the World Needs Now is Less Drama
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy As the United States transitions to new leadership midst the rising challenge of the […]
Faith
For Better, Or For the Better
For Better, or for the Better Matthew Battiato stood pensively in front of the large congregation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. As the familiar song started playing and the people […]
Family • Health
Loss (of Control)
It is one of the most core human fears, and if we are honest, every single one of us has worried about it at many different points in our lives. […]
Nature
In Lowering Our Expectations of Others a New Hope May Emerge
Unless you have been living the life of a hermit, people have disappointed you. It’s one of the biggest challenges of relationships. Even those we love don’t consistently live up […]