February is the month of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This tradition has its beginnings in the 17th century. So, I thought we could look at family love and what a holy family can look like in today’s world. Of course, we can look to the Holy Family as the epitome of virtue. ...
Ah, February: the love month. For the last several weeks, the stores have been full of candy hearts, stuffed bears, and chocolate covered roses. But now the big day is over. What happens to love now? And what if love didn’t meet our expectations? In fact, what if we were hurt, slighted, ...
I am a golfer. I enjoy the thrill of a “straight down the middle” drive, a good 7 wood second shot off the turf, a crisp chip onto the green followed by a steady putt into the cup. Golf is an interesting game. It can be rewarding, frustrating, invigorating, generate defeat and euphoric ...
Did you resolve to read the entire Bible in 2024? Did you give up yet? Christianity.com offers five reading plans, including the well-known and most difficult: start at Genesis, chapter one and read all the way through to Revelation, chapter 22. The problem with that plan is you hit the ...
Today, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, ...
You don’t have to go to church anymore. You don’t have to drag the kids out of bed with threats of dismembering them if they don’t get up and get dressed for church. You do not have to fight for your time in the bathroom to do your hair. It doesn’t even matter what you wear! No more dads in the driveway, tooting the horn and trying to get everyone to church on time. No, because you don’t have to go to church anymore. You don’t have to worry about feeling awkward around unfamiliar faces or shaking hands or giving hugs during the miserable time in the service they call ...
