Fingers can do many things. Industrious fingers make all kinds of things. Gentle fingers sooth and heal with a caress. Thieving fingers fill my van with all kinds of things that don’t belong to me. “What’s this?” I asked as…
The Pink Panther Can Teach Your Kids to Hate Adultery
My son turned 8 a few weeks ago, and I got him the old movie The Pink Panther. I watched it ages ago, and I remembered thinking that it was really funny. Imagine my horror as I watched this movie…
Raising Cain and Abel – Convincing My Sons Not to Murder Each Other
The story of Cain and Abel does not surprise me. As I sat down to write this post, I heard my 5-year-old son scream/crying in his bedroom. His 7-year-old big brother ran out into the living room with skip and…
Unnatural rebellion – the battle to civilize our children.
Growing up in America during the 80’s and 90’s, the concept of “teenage rebellion” filled my thoughts. In movies and television shows, leading lords and ladies struggled to make their own way and find themselves. I think people of my…
Restless Children – Temptations against the Sabbath
I have a running joke with my boss about my work ethic. Before she got promoted to Executive Director, I confessed to her that I really hate working than absolutely necessary because I’m terribly lazy. Unfortunately, I’m way too busy…
No more empty prayers. Teaching children to pray.
If you’ve ever tried to get a 7-year-old to say a rosary, perhaps you’ve heard, “HailMaryfullofgracetheLordiswithyou…”. All in one breath, seemingly in one syllable, like the words were a trench full of hot coals that the child could cross if…