Reflection

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Oct 14

What Did You Do Today?

Every evening my family gathers around our kitchen table for dinner together. I look to each of my children and ask "What did you do today?"

Jul 13

Understanding the Voice

Learning to understand my daughter's voice has given me a little more insight into how to understand God's voice.

Jun 12

Me So Happy

My daughter unwittingly challenged me to find joy in simple things and Matt Maher's Alive and Breathing reminded me to praise the Lord.

May 3

Domestic Church in Quarantine

Businesses and schools shut down and our homes became our offices and classrooms. Parishes closed and our homes remain our churches.

Feb 28

Worth Playing For

It's best to start introducing a game with the objective and the reward, and it's good to remember the objective of the spiritual life.

Nov 8, 2019

The Work of Art

My daughters love art! They like to draw, color, and paint so we were excited for a faith formation night at our church reflecting on art.

Apr 4, 2019

Peekaboo

My daughter grabs the corner of the towel and tosses it off of her face. She squeals and laughs as she enjoys the playful game of peekaboo!

Mar 24, 2019

Lego Kingdom

One of the best parts of being a dad is that I have a good excuse for wandering down the toy aisles and buying the coolest toys again. The b

Mar 6, 2019

Snuggle Cuddle

Recently my toddler daughter was fussing during mass, so I carried her to the back of the church. As I walked with her, she rested her he...

Jan 16, 2019

What's Next?

The greeting cards have all been sent. The gifts have all been unwrapped. The colored lights have been packed away. The feast has been co...

Nov 4, 2018

Amazing Grace at the Center

A new family came into being! My cousin was married, and the wedding made it clear that their family is a domestic church. Before they sa...

Oct 19, 2018

Interconnected

My great aunt died and I attended the funeral. As the liturgy began, we gathered around the baptismal font, placed a white pall on the ca...

Sep 22, 2018

Carry the Child to the Font

My niece was baptized this week! As the ceremony began, her friends and family gathered around her at the baptismal font. While the child...

Aug 30, 2018

Always in Her Womb

My daughter started kindergarten last week, but it feels like yesterday that I held her for the first time in the delivery room. My wife ...

Aug 5, 2018

Flavor, Presentation, and Creativity

We recently joined my extended family for a weeklong vacation on a lake in Tennessee. Twenty-five of us gathered in a big house on the la...

Jul 1, 2018

Daddy-Daughter Time

It's no secret that I write about domestic churches on this site. When I think of domestic church, the images that immediately come to my...

Jun 23, 2018

Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?

I recently bought my daughters to a Cinderella ball. To teach them what a ball is, we watched Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella which ...

Jun 16, 2018

Brighter Together

We recently decorated our home for a birthday party. My daughter rearranged the balloons, so a purple balloon and an orange balloon were ...

May 28, 2018

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

My little sister was just beginning to attend mass with us in the church rather than spending the time in the nursery. While she was fair...

May 18, 2018

The Straw

The priest speaking at recent church event warned against becoming so busy that we don't take time to notice the beauty of God's creation...

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