by Derek Cummins | Jul 5, 2023 | Fatherhood, Kings Of Summer, Our Team Picks
On Sunday, July 9th, Kings of Summer will pivot from the problem to the solution. We have been exploring the theme of acedia, or spiritual sloth through 2 Samuel, and now we’ll explore how spiritual fatherhood can overcome it. For those who missed the first part, it’s...
by Derek Cummins | Jun 22, 2023 | Fatherhood, Feast Days, Our Team Picks
My three-year-old son will often come up to me and say: “I love you, too.” Mind you, he’s not responding to me because I said “I love you” first. He just says it. But I think he might be on to something. When we talk about devotion to the Sacred Heart, which we just...
by Derek Cummins | Jun 15, 2023 | Exodus 90, Fatherhood, Our Team Picks, What A Dad
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was once asked how he was going to treat the rebellious southerners once they had returned to the Union. The interlocutor expected that Lincoln would exercise supreme vengeance upon them, but Lincoln answered him saying, “I will...
by Mark Quaranta | Jun 15, 2023 | Exodus 90, Fatherhood, What A Dad
The other day, our 3-year old dropped a smoothie on the floor… full smoothie… without a lid. The cup defied the laws of physics in how high the projectile splattered on to the wall. After I grumbled and cleaned it up, I realized that I’m missing something. In my...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Jun 14, 2023 | Fatherhood, Feast Days, Our Team Picks
Jesus worked. Jesus suffered. Jesus loved. The Son of God became man and took on our humanity completely, though without sin. Why would he do such a thing? God could simply have saved us from his throne in heaven, but he wanted to associate himself with us as much as...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Jun 14, 2023 | Fatherhood, Our Team Picks
Patris Corde – with a Father’s heart. This is the name of a recent letter that Pope Francis wrote about St. Joseph. The foster father of Jesus models fatherhood for us in such a powerful way: his absolute trust and courage that led him to abandon...
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