No More Jesus Loves You
The Problem There are endless studies and analysis discussing the results of a poor home life on academics, potential earning capacity, and psychological health. This post instead focuses on the…
Sunday Story
A True Story I have often been blessed to be able to bring lots of kids (other than my biological ones) to Church with me. A while back, I brought…
Choices (A Parable)
There once was a little girl named Linda. She was a bit sassy, but in a playful way. Her life was mostly happy, except when her parents fought, which they…
Water is Thicker Than Blood
In my experience, families are messy. There are fights, sacrifices, insults, kindnesses, and estrangements. Family can be a great asset in leading its own to Christ, and it can be…
The Gift: A Parable (by Geneva Heidmann)
Once, there was a merchant. He cared very deeply for the poor, and whenever he could, he helped them. Now this merchant had in his left leg, a limp.…
Healing Hearts, Soothing Souls
In today’s world, there is plenty of pain to go around; plenty for rich and poor alike. The question is, what to do about it? Healing seems to be in…
Bubble Gum Stories
I often have many kids with me in Church, at various catechetical and sacramental levels. Some Sundays ago, some of those kids managed to get some bubble gum snuck into…
Strong Faith
Some time ago, in the SVDP pantry, I was blessed to speak with a woman and her young son (he seemed about 10 years old). She and her son were…
Getting Your Feet Wet
To be clear, the best help for any poor person will be as part of a deep and loving relationship, but this is difficult to achieve, and is a subject…
Caught in the act!
Sitting at the table with my students after finishing an episode of Planet Earth, just as we were getting settled to do some math, I heard the faintest sounds floating…