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August 2018

August 26, 2018

View from the Edge

NB: This is not a post about the scandal in the Catholic Church. The news...

June 2018

June 01, 2018

Choices: Glimpses of Good (Four Weeks of Fine Men)

Today, I want to share with you some of the small glimpses of good readers...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Honour in the “Friend Zone”: Luke (Four Weeks of Fine Men #7)

Last Fall, the Patheos Catholic channel was rocked by a scandal--the revelation that one of...

May 29, 2018

Strong Enough to be Gentle: Hasib (Four Weeks of Fine Men #6)

When I chose the tag #tonicmasculinity for this story, I was pleased with the wordplay...

May 25, 2018

Actions Speak Loudest: Arnie Clarke (Four Weeks of Fine Men #5)

This is a guest post by Sheila Marie Connolly, who agreed to write about her...

May 24, 2018

A Lesson in Vulnerability: Derek (Four Weeks of Fine Men #4)

I saw an old friend this morning. I was out taking our dog for...

May 23, 2018

Formed in Friendship: Brian and Caden (Four Weeks of Fine Men #3)

From a reader, I have this story of young men who are choosing inclusion and...

May 21, 2018

A Tale of Two Husbands: Jan Feddema (Four Weeks of Fine Men #1)

I'd like to kick off my four weeks of fine men by telling you all...

May 20, 2018

Four Weeks of Fine Men

With all the examples of toxic masculinity in the news, I feel the need for...

May 01, 2018

All These Things Will Be Given To You As Well

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or...

April 2018

April 06, 2018

What a fictional wizard taught me about fear, faith, and friendship

This is a post about a wizard named Harry, and a lesson I needed to...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

It’s Not About You

*NB. Plug in just about any other parenting choice within the range of normal and...

February 19, 2018

Lovely in Eyes Not His

I loved Mr. Rogers when I was a child. Simcha has a lovely reflection...

December 2017

December 01, 2017

Seven Takes in Seven Words or Less (sort of)

1. Thoughts during the Santa Claus Parade Good riddance, November! December already? Ack! 2....

November 2017

November 15, 2017

“Who is the most important in your family?” and other foolish questions from John Rosemond

Over at The Personalist Project today, I am taking a look at parenting columnist John...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I love Halloween. I always have. When I was a child, I loved Halloween...

October 20, 2017

My Bullet Journal is Firing Blanks (SQT, Week in Review Edition)

--- 1 --- How is it Friday again already? Where has this week gone? I'm not...

September 2017

September 11, 2017

Not sure which door to take? Look toward love.

When I was a student, we called young men and women who waffled for years...

July 2017

July 28, 2017

Where I end and you begin: Zen and the problem of Christ

I have a couple of new posts up at The Personalist Project sparked by...

July 08, 2017

Love by the puzzle pieces

I stood by a table spread with photo albums and memorabilia at my grandfather's...

July 07, 2017

A Step by Step Guide to the Beach [SQT]

The beach is fun. We all have fun at the beach. But do you ever...

June 2017

June 23, 2017

Seven Quick Takes: Tea and Transitions

-1- There was a time when I did Seven Quick Takes most weeks. I went...

June 05, 2017

What Parenting Taught Me About Marriage

Nobody is responsible for anyone else's feelings, but we are all responsible for our own...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Dear Immigration Canada…

In response to your recent request for more "proof of relationship...and...evidence of cohabitation" to support my...

May 12, 2017

At the Personalist Project: A Singular Mother’s Day

Today at the Personalist Project, I'm writing about Anna Jarvis and the founding of Mother's...

May 09, 2017

Can we praise mothers on Mother’s Day?

This Sunday, perhaps we can pray that we all find the grace to rejoice with...

May 05, 2017

At The Personalist Project: The Political is Personal…is Political?

The Black Lives Matter movement is undoubtedly political. But it begins in the personal stories...

April 2017

April 16, 2017

Fields of our hearts

I woke up this morning to the sound of a child retching in the bathroom....

April 11, 2017

When marriage hurts

There's a powerful guest post over at Simcha Fisher's blog today about abuse in Catholic...

April 06, 2017

At The Personalist Project: Can Men and Women Be Friends?

A couple of days ago, a writer at The Federalist went on a "just-kidding-but-not-really" rant...