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My son made his first communion last Saturday. I wanted to post on this earlier, but I didn’t for a couple reasons. One reason was that I am swamped. The second is that I have more than just joy to share.
First the part that was less joyful. [...]
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At Catholic Dads, there has been some discussions on the pluses and minuses of NFP (Natural Family Planning - for those who don’t know it is an effective way to plan when children are born without resorting to artificial contraceptives). I don’t want to comment directly on that [...]
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Check out this 2003 article in Touchstone titled “The Truth About Men & Church.” It is about the role of fathers in the transmission of faith. Here is an excerpt:
“In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in [...]
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Saturday in So Cal was overcast - we call it June gloom (even when it isn’t June - what do you want, we’re nuts, remember). So the family packed it in, dog and all, and headed east to the mountains (about 15 miles away). Being further inland the overcast was [...]
Some of the guys online were duking it out about masculinity in the Catholic blogosphere - I am not so interested in that debate, but I have noticed that while there is a substantial community of Catholic Mom blogs (many are quite good), there isn’t really any cohesion for us dads. So I wanted to [...]
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I don’t usually put up pix of the kids unless there is a special occasion, but I wanted to share Gracie’s 4 month picture. My wife took this shot. I’m not sure if it is the subject, photographer or both, but I like it!
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This story is only a few months old, and it happened to my wife when she was still pregnant with Gracie. My wife is a part-time music teacher at our kids Catholic school. Well, the school was looking for a new kindergarten teacher, and my wife recommended our neighbor/friend from [...]
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We moved to Atlanta from So Cal when my boy was 2 years old. I had a huge opportunity and if the market had gone differently we would have been set financially. God had other plans, and we eventually moved back to So Cal. But this story is about the [...]
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Yesterday, my boy went to Confession for the first time. I wish I had the camera as he opened the door to go in, turned, and gave us one last look. I hope I remember that for a good long time. This year we have had a baptism, a [...]
Well, the baptism went very well on Sunday. Gracie is now grace filled. She was awake during the entire mass, but then was out like a light the rest of the day. We very much enjoyed sharing the day with family and the entire community. The celebration afterwards was wonderful. My cousin Jerry came. [...]
Hurrah! Tomorrow is Gracie’s last day as a heathen. Yes she has gone through CRIB (Christian Right of Initiation for Babies) and is set to be baptized at mass tomorrow morning. Prayers are welcome as she joins our larger Catholic Christian family. I’ll let you all know how it turns out.
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Well, I am expecting, hoping, and praying that 2007 is ready for a personal upswing. So far it looks like I am losing a client as they eliminate the team I have been working with, another of my clients is eliminating a sizable project, my brother has gotten into [...]
Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope your Christmas has been blessed. As a reminder, the Christmas season has just started and will go until January 8th - the feast of the baptism of our Lord.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were both Joyous. The choir was beautiful, the weather was glorious, [...]
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The performance of The Hoity Toity Angel was excellent. It started on time, was reasonably organized, AND well done. The kids from all the grades did very well and were extremely cute. Mags was an excellent Hoity Toity Angel (which means I get at least a few more [...]
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Today Mags is playing the lead in the Christmas play. She’ll be in the Hoity Toity Angel - an angel that thinks she is too good to prepare for Christ’s coming. I am looking forward to seeing it.
I have been having fun with this for the past couple [...]
When I was a teen/twenty-something, I used to wonder why everyone always said “Hi Mom” when they were on TV. Oh you would get the occasional “Hi Dad” or “Hi Mom & Dad” or a random smattering of others. But “Hi Mom” is the standard. Now, never having the opportunity to become a Mom, I [...]
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So we had a new baby girl last week. She is adorable, and she is even doing pretty well at night - sleep deprivation has not started. We are definitely blessed with this addition. Our oldest, Maggie, is also a girl - it is hard to [...]
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Yeah! Baby Grace has finally arrived! She was born healthy on 11/12! Give thanks to God, for He is good!
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The kids had to dress up as Saint for Halloween if they wanted to dress up for school. Maggie went as Esther, because she saw a movie about Esther with her Grandma and Grandpa last week. Mike went as St. Michael, because of his name sake AND the [...]
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The picture above is of Grace Michelle, who is due to arive in a couple months. You’ll see the connection to the picture as you read on.
Adoro Te Devote has started a meme, and has tagged me. Here are the rules:1. Honor a living hero2. Preference given to Firefighters, Police Officers, Paramedics, [...]
