Whereas sports and athletic skills are important for your children to be involved in and develop, make sure they realize school comes first. You can use an analogy of a sports team to help your athletic-loving kids understand their need to be responsible for putting effort into their schooling. The coach of the football team,... Continue Reading →

Each of us has times in our life when we get weighed down by personal problems, physical challenges, and troubling thoughts, and this leads to feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and often hopeless. When it becomes too much, some people search for their solace in a bottle, while others might start wondering if their life has enough... Continue Reading →

In both elementary and high school education, along with in the mental health field, the concept of mindfulness has been a hot buzzword since the 2000s. Psychology Today defines mindfulness as "a state of active, open attention to the present; observing one’s thoughts and feelings without judging them as good or bad; a tool to... Continue Reading →

Every July 4th, Americans celebrate with fireworks and special events. The holiday is officially called "Independence Day," but over time society has changed this to the more popular and less meaningful moniker, "The Fourth of July." The fireworks shot off on this holiday are supposed to be commemorating the "rockets red glare and bombs bursting... Continue Reading →

Hopefully you have taken time during this month of June - the month of the Sacred Heart - to pray in thanksgiving for the burning love in Jesus’s heart for us. We honor His Sacred Heart because it reminds us that our Savior's human heart first began beating in the womb of the Blessed Virgin... Continue Reading →

In my Part-1 post earlier this week, I wrote about how our profane, secular society immediately associates the month of June as the time to massively promote and praise sexual disorder by celebrating so-called Pride Month. "Pride month" celebrations and the institutions, businesses, and people who endorse them are not only rejoicing in sexual debauchery but... Continue Reading →

In today’s culture, the profane, secular society immediately associates the month of June as the time to massively promote and praise sexual disorder by celebrating so-called Pride Month. You can't avoid it, as every minute of every day in June you'll find "pride" advertising on TV, displays in the stores, sports leagues devoting games to it,... Continue Reading →