Monthly Archives: March 2016

So many of the women I am close friends with would shudder to think of their husband’s losing his job and possibly having to go out and be the primary bread winner.  Many I know may be happy if some … Continue reading →

I´ve decided that with this semester´s schedule, Mondays are way too fast. Not that it goes by too fast (I don´t think that could happen on a Monday), but that my professors speak too fast. And think too fast. And … Continue reading →

I still love being a priest, here are five more reasons why: Birthday celebrity status – I must have received a world-record number of birthday cards from the kids last birthday. Took me literally hours to just read them all! Mass … Continue reading →

There was a period in my life when my siblings and I were homeschooled. This short stint did wonders for me academically and was ripe with moments that marked me for life. A common activity for the homeschooling group we … Continue reading →

What caught my attention this week in the gospel of the Prodigal Son, was the fact that he spent what he lost so quickly. It seems almost instantaneous in the gospel. So what were the riches that this son was … Continue reading →

As the Beatles said, “we can work it out.” – Fr Sylvester Heereman LC I don’t want to shock readers, but in the course of the Regnum Christi Renewal Convention of several days, sometimes people didn’t immediate agree on everything. … Continue reading →

The North American Territory is really big – geographically, at least. It is so big that some of its parts are not even in what a geography professor would call North America.  As a result, the Regnum Christi Renewal Convention … Continue reading →

We are in the American political season.  Wasn’t Super Tuesday a thrill?  Well…maybe not. Politics seems to be bringing out the worst in already contentious personalities as candidates for President take turns calling each other names and claiming the moral … Continue reading →

The convention is happening at the conference center at The University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois.  They use really wide business cards. The convention materials say the event is in Chicago, and, indeed, we are in … Continue reading →

The communications director for our organization has many inspiring and fun opportunities.  And, yes, sometimes there are yucky things to deal with, but the hope and joy of the mission ALWAYS outshines the not-so-fun stuff. Well…this week is the Regnum … Continue reading →