I remember the day I hired young Billy to stock shelves at my old hardware store. The boy was bright-eyed and eager, full of ambition to “climb the ladder.” He saw his starting wage as a pit stop on the way to the corner office. One afternoon, I found him staring at a jar of […]
Unplug and Recharge: Why Your Soul Craves a Screen-Free Hobby
I was down at the church potluck last Sunday, and Sister Mary Agnes was telling us how her nephew, a bright young fella in his twenties, spent an entire holiday dinner with his family… scrolling through his phone. Not talking. Not listening to Grandma’s story about that time she saw Elvis. Just staring into that […]
Raising Saints, Not Just Kids: The Catholic Parent’s Guide
Stop me if you’ve heard this one! I was down at the hardware store one fine afternoon when Mrs. Gable came rushing in, face as red as a ripe tomato. She was clutching her head with both hands and said, “Bojangles! My boy Bobby, bless his heart, just superglued the family cat to the living […]