I was sitting in the easy chair at home when my five year old daughter Liz said, “Dad, I want…
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In 1976 my daughter was born. I was head-over-heels in love with her. At the time I was a commercial…
As much as I don’t like to think about it now, my 2-year-old daughter will not always desire to spend…
We were having oatmeal for breakfast, and the one-year-old handed me his spoon and said: “Feed!” He likes it when…
We all know that the lyrics of rock music are often morally offensive; however, evidence is appearing which indicates that…
Most Catholic parents have had to take an embarrassing walk to the back of church with small children who can’t…
Society is schizophrenic on fatherhood. Studies show that by every conceivable measure, children are better off with fathers. Yet the…
Cultural support for fatherhood has collapsed in the past 50 years, and there are few signs of a renewal. In…
On a hot summer day the kids and I were headed to the grocery store. Our house doesn’t have air…
These seemingly harmless well-intentioned words, can appear on the surface to be a wonderful wish for someone we love or…