How do I renew my Universal Call to Holiness?
There is a distinct command Christ offers to both Jew and Gentile, disciple and Apostle that summarizes the entire premise of the beatitudes; be...Read more
Why Did Jesus Appear?
There is an important tenet that tends to bind a community together and that is the deliberate exercise of respect and dignity toward your...Read more
Is Christian teaching a work of mercy?
A tenet of Christian teaching is that it is a work of mercy. Why would this be? It is important to identify the need...Read more
How do I invite my Child to God?
There is a unique passage in Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians where he proclaims to his brethren that God chose them from the...Read more
Christian Dialogue and the Word of God.
The ability to dialogue with another human being is truly a remarkable gift because it provides an opportunity for mutual communication, investigation and understanding...Read more
Does Catechesis have a place in Evangelization?
How does one ransom one’s soul? It’s an important question anyone involved in the ministries of evangelization and catechesis should discern. The premise of...Read more
How would St. John Bosco speak to his students?
The great Catholic educator St. John Bosco was known to suffocate his students with love. This meant that he identified and affirmed his students...Read more
What St. Francis De Sales Can Teach us about Charisms
Identity I argue is a very important term within the context of leading a person to Jesus Christ. Whether the intention is to introduce...Read more
How does one develop a proper sense of Reverence?
G.K. Chesterton in his work the Everlasting Man describes the story of Christ as a journey, in the manner of a military march;...Read more
What happens when Christian dialogue ignores the Creed?
Soon to be Saint Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman once commented that “true development occurs when Christianity is able to assimilate the surrounding environment,...Read more
Why did my child leave the Catholic faith?
The idea that someone would propose to walk away from a relationship with Christ may not sound unreasonable if the premise behind the proposition...Read more
What should my child know about his Catholic Faith?
A predicament I often discover with how parents raise their child is the question about the child’s overall development. I argue most parents want...Read more
Why we should not surrender our moral integrity.
Several years ago a former student of mine was involved in a situation that brought him to question his own masculine-moral integrity. The scenario...Read more
What I taught my son about his masculine vocation
There is a genuine sense of truth, beauty and goodness when a parent witnesses the development of their own child especially their understanding and...Read more
Faith or Culture: Is One More Important than the Other?
Culture can be a unique obstacle when associated with the process of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. More often than naught it’s the...Read more
The Seven Things I Would Tell My Son as He Enters Seminary
One of the most endearing gifts we possess as human beings is an imprint of God’s image. We hold a distinctive anthropology rooted out...Read more
What Happens When You Pray for Your Child
The art of effective communication often implies the willingness of the parties involved to genuinely respect each other’s position and recognize their dignity as...Read more
Is There Virtue in Controlling Your Tongue?
If you ever wondered what might be a good way of keeping our thoughts from becoming verbal assaults on another person, place or thing...Read more
How Does One Invoke God in a Proper Way?
What’s in a Name?
Within the annals of secular expression “God” is often evoked in a disrespectful manner e.g. “Oh my...Read more
How Do We Gauge Our Child's Spiritual Progress During Lent?
As parents one of the most unique challenges we face is attempting to measure the spiritual progress of our children. Even though gauging the...Read more
Is Holding Someone Accountable a Virtue?
One of the most challenging situations a human being can face is holding someone accountable for their actions because rarely does someone want to...Read more
I Absolve You
In the book of Proverbs Solomon urges us to trust in the Lord with all of our heart and not rely in our insight...Read more
Did Jesus Really Sin?
Did Jesus really sin? Apparently nearly 60% of all practicing Catholic within the Diocese of Camden, NJ believe so. This was the findings of...Read more
Why St. John Bosco Desires to Save Souls
Imagine someone immediately coming up to you and without hesitation tells you: I desire to save your soul. This is exactly what St. John...Read more
How Would St. John Bosco Teach the Narcissistic Child
Imagine for a moment that you’re a Catholic school teacher and you suddenly realize that all of your students have a very high value...Read more
Are You Spiritually Neglecting Your Marriage?
Our human desire for both spiritual and physical affection is two of the strongest and most potent aspects of our human existence. It involves...Read more
What Can a Catechist Learn from St. Thomas More?
One of the most significant attributes we find in the lives of the Saints is their undying devotion to God the Father regardless of...Read more
Do Not Make Sin Your Heritage?
If someone were to ask you; “how would you like to be remembered by when you pass on” it’s probably not that “he really...Read more
Are You Isolating Yourself from Your Children?
There comes a time when parents simply want some quiet time to themselves. Handling the rigors of parenthood by meeting the temporal and spiritual...Read more
Why the Catechism of the Catholic Church Matters
G.K. Chesterton once said that to be inside Christendom one has to be near enough to love it, (pg. 10-11 Everlasting Man). The same...Read more
Are You Ashamed of Telling the Truth?
When engaged in conversation it’s not out of the ordinary to assume that the discussion would be sensible and truthful. The last thing we...Read more
Why Do We Renew Our Baptismal Promises?
Our human identity is intimately linked to the sacrament of Baptism. This may come as a surprise to some but the reality of our...Read more
Does Intercessory Prayer Really Strenghten a Marriage?
Imagine if everyone around us came to the realization that praying for someone is actually quite a simple act. We would all be constant...Read more
How Does a Parent Teach With Grace?
A consistent challenge most parents face in raising children is revealing our own habitual sinful habits right in front of them. Our human condition...Read more
How can Parents Strenghten the Moral Conscience of their Child?
How does a parent strengthen the moral conscience of his own child? Much has been said over the last year about the development of...Read more
How Does a Parent Teach With Grace?
A consistent challenge most parents face in raising children is revealing our own habitual sinful habits right in front of them. Our human condition...Read more
