May is the traditional month of Mary, and Catholic parents would do well this month to make sure their children understand the importance of the “Mother of God.” Most non-Catholic denominations see Mary as simply an innocent, young girl who carried our Lord in her womb like modern day surrogate mothers do and after giving... Continue Reading →

A few generations ago, in an effort to keep competing soda companies from stealing away their customers, Coca-Cola began their most famous marketing campaign with the enduring catchphrase, “It’s the real thing!” The “Coke – It’s the Real Thing” campaign asserted the genuine, original, and authentic qualities of Coke – the original cola invented in the 19th century... Continue Reading →

Last week’s article – “We Don’t Need to Throw a Festival for a ‘Eucharistic Revival’; We Need to Return to Tradition (part 1 of 2)” – explained the enfeebled prospect of the Catholic Church’s upcoming “National Eucharistic Revival” bringing about a nationwide awakening and positive change if aberrations and deviations in how the Body of Christ is... Continue Reading →

The Catholic Church nationwide is in the midst of a “National Eucharistic Revival,” culminating this July in a pilgrimage and a festival-like event which the U.S. bishops claim will “inspire, educate, and unite the faithful in a more intimate relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist.” Whereas a national revival of the importance people place on the... Continue Reading →

The growing problem of children negatively transformed by and even addicted to the dangers of smartphones, computers, and video games has been amplified due to many parents being too permissive, ignorant, and/or lazy in allowing their child unmonitored access to these devices. In my last article – “How to Be Named Both ‘Meanest Parent Ever’... Continue Reading →

I grew up in the 1960s and 70s when a boy’s life after school hours and on weekends consisted of riding bikes around the neighborhood or shooting hoops at the local playground. Playing outside was not only the norm for us in the Baby Boomer generation, but we would ride our bikes blocks (or often... Continue Reading →

If you are a counter-cultural parent, trying to raise your children in a culture where more people are involved in immorality than in Christianity, this special period of Holy Week and Easter can be challenging. Most of society won’t be focused on the significance of this time being the greatest feast in the Christian calendar, but... Continue Reading →

Stretching from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, Holy Week is the paramount week in the Church’s entire year, with its final days plus Easter Sunday – aka the Easter/Sacred/Pascal Triduum – amounting to the crowning summit. Amongst this period’s eight days, one particular day is too often treated like "Jan” from the famous TV show “The... Continue Reading →

In my last article (“Remember When You Vowed ‘Until Death Do Us Part’?”), I focused on the truth that marriage is ordained by God to last until death, just as our Lord's love is faithful to us to the end. Regrettably, a life-long commitment has seemed to become archaic in the 21st century, with the recent estimate... Continue Reading →