Today on More2Life Radio it’s a Baby Bonanza! As we celebrate the gift of new life at Easter, we’ll look at the joys and challenges of bringing new life into your world. We’ll look at sleep issues, post-baby marriage maintenance, mommy care, and every other issue related to welcoming a little one to the family. Don’t forget to respond to our More2Life FB Q of the D: (Two-fer. Answer one or both). As a new parent (or when you were a new parent)… 1) When... Read more
We discussed mercy on More2Life Radio today. I would venture to guess that most people think that “being merciful” is synonymous with “letting someone off the hook.” Honestly, though, I really don’t see how this can be true. In order to be merciful, mercy must be just (and in order to be just, jutice must be merciful) so it’s hard to imagine how not giving someone an opportunity to learn and grow from their mistakes/offenses would be merciful. Even in... Read more
I talk to a lot of people who have a hard time with their temper but excuse it by saying that they are just being honest about their feelings. I think it’s important to remember that your emotions are God’s gift to you, and not the people around you. When you are angry about something, that’s the Holy Spirit’s way of prompting you to look at a potential injustice. Having been prompted, your job is to pray about whether the... Read more
Coming Tues on More2Life Radio: A question of mercy. We’ll look at mercy, what it is, what it isn’t and how to give it more freely without being taken advantage of. Call in with your questions from Noon-1pm E (11am-Noon C) at 877-573-7825 Don’t forget to answer our M2L Facebook Question of the Day! 1. What does being merciful mean to you? 2. What situations make it most difficult for you to be merciful and why? Listen to More2Life live... Read more
Happy Easter. Her’s why you shouldn’t feel so guilty about tucking into your Easter basket. But here’s the thing: whenever you see History Channel and Protestants uniting to say something’s pagan, it’s usually a pretty good tipoff that said-something actually has deeply Catholic roots. This rule holds true for Santa, Christmas trees, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and especially the Easter Bunny. Read more Read more
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread and all, but since I am committed to the healing arts and it pains me to think that any of you are among those rending their garments over Pope Francis’ washing of women’s feet this past Holy Thursday, worried that this is just the first sign of the new Pope’s hidden proto-feminist agenda and the imminent ordination of women bishops and subsequent ending of the world (curse you, Mayans!–the Pope is from South... Read more
I recently discovered The Holy Fool. He has some good stuff you might not know about both Christ and the passion. Check it out. Read more
The Reproaches (Click above link to listen to the St. Paul Cathedral Choir of London sing the Reproaches.) I. 1 and 2: My people, what have I done to you How have I offended you? Answer me! 1: I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom, but you led your Savior to the cross. 2: My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! 1: Holy is God! 2: Holy and strong!... Read more
Pope Francis offers a helpful reality check to the self-help culture. We need to “go out”, then, in order to experience our own anointing, its power and its redemptive efficacy: to the “outskirts” where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight, and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters. It is not in soul-searching or constant introspection that we encounter the Lord: self-help courses can be useful in life, but to live by going from one course to another,... Read more
I’m planning a post–probably after Easter–that gathers some of the research that illustrates the different gifts mothers and fathers bring to the parenting table. But for now, a commenter, Lucy, asked a question that is more philosophical in nature that I thought merited a longer answer than a simple combox reply could give. Essentially, she wanted to know what I meant by the rights of children, and why having a mother and father was more a right than, say, having two parents... Read more
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