Marriage is measured not in years but in feet.
20 years ago, I met my wife after Holy Thursday Mass in the local diner down the block from my parish in NYC. Two years later to the day, we…
Because the Custodian Married the Pretty Brunette
Valentine’s Day of course, makes me think of my darling wife. And I have the opportunity each day to love her and to be a good husband to her because…
Do You Know Jack About Valentine’s Day?
Fr. Jack Collins, CSP, my good friend and another intrepid report from the streets of NYC. I’m still laughing at this one and learned a thing or two myself! Best…
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Rebirths on Birthdays
My friend Chris turned 30 and got depressed. We both worked in radio and while it’s a fine occupation, one can begin to wonder what difference that last show really…
How to Stay Married: In the Economic Downturn
My wife and I aren’t exactly rolling in dough, but the truth of the matter is that neither one of us married for money. And when economic times are hard,…
Marriage a Minority? Or is it Intimacy?
The Washington Post tells us that Marriage is becoming a minority status and that more folks are simply choosing to be single. Rose Kreider, a Census Bureau demographer who specializes…
Santa Comes Early for Our Family
So my wife’s side of the family always has a huge honking full-on family Christmas celebration on the second weekend of December. So we travelled down to Long Island this…
How to Stay Married: The Halloween Version
So on this day when we mask ourselves from others and pretend to be someone else for day, I thought it might be a good moment of reflection for married…
Til Death Do They Part
Deacon Greg pointed me to this amazing story today of a couple who had been married 72 years and who tragically died from injuries in a car crash. The amazing…
St. Francis and My Dog
Happy Feast Day to all my Franciscan friends. We held a rainy blessing of the animals day here on Sunday, so my pictures were awful and Haze, my dog, doesn’t…