The Genealogy of Jesus
The Gospel of Matthew begins with the well-known description of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. St. Matthew emphasized to his largely Jewish audience the real and deep connection of Jesus with the Hebrew people, showing that He was indeed the son of David. This connection became important not only for Jewish readers, but for all […]
As a devout cradle Catholic, I was raised with a traditional, Catholic understanding of what marriage is. I was also blessed to have two parents who strove to live out a Catholic marriage through the good times and the bad and who defied the frequently cited statistic that 50% of marriages today end in divorce. […]
A mother I know had two young sons who were often arguing with one another. One afternoon, much to her exasperation, their fighting escalated, and both boys broke house rules with their offenses against each other. As a consequence for breaking the rules, some of the children’s privileges were revoked. One boy lost the chance […]
When my children were just entering school age, I was concerned about how often I was using my phone in front of them. My children tend to be brutally honest, so I sat them down and asked them, “Kids? What do you think daddy likes doing the most?” I was fully anticipating their answer to […]
Recently, our parish announced that they were going to be re-instituting the Children’s Liturgy of the Word. If you have never heard of it, this program is offered by some parishes during the Liturgy of the Word at Mass. At the beginning of the Liturgy of the Word, a volunteer will come to the sanctuary […]
When he was 13 years old, a mere boy was effectively the American ambassador to Russia, in Saint Petersburg. This was because the lad was fluent in French while his nominal superior, the ambassador himself, was not. The boy had already, at his father’s instruction, translated works of Plutarch from Greek and poems by Horace […]
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