During our visit to my in-laws on Maryland’s Eastern Shore last weekend, I took our boys on a trip to the store. As we were driving, I saw something move out of the corner of my eye and my younger son yelled, “STOP!”

“The most important goal of a single Catholic man is to get his soul to heaven,” Zuerlein says, “but the most important goal of a married Catholic man expands to getting not only his own soul to heaven, but also those of his wife and children. It’s almost as if, as a result of the love that you share, you have one soul as a family.”

On any given day, we may not remember all the things that Jesus said and did. But we do know that God came to be with us. That’s what really matters.

Half-measures. Let’s be done with them, especially in this season when we continue to celebrate the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon his church.

This wasn’t a mistake. We weren’t attending Mass in some random parish that just happened to fit our travel schedule. We were exactly where we were supposed to be.

I think we need parishes to start using their ingenuity to get people’s attention.

The other day our younger son came to me with an idea. “What if we filled a jar with pieces of paper with fun things to do this summer? We could pick one every day and then go do it!”

He repeatedly legislated in violation of Catholic belief and teaching.

It’s not that I’m ready for summer. It’s just that I need the school year to end.

Every time I look at my phone to check my email or update my social media, I feel like I am on an expedition on the Amazon.