In this time of Advent, we are not just waiting for the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but preparing for our role as a member of His Kingdom.

Running underneath this complex story of love and conflict is religion, more precisely, Catholicism.

I’m big on celebrating birthdays, but Daniel challenges even me to appreciate the awesomeness of birthdays.

Father Doyle fields questions about the burial of unbaptized persons in a Catholic cemetery and the role of deacon in parishes.

He couldn’t wait to bring that snowman to life.

We are powerless, conversely, to stop acts of nature – God. We are, however, in position to help with the cleanup caused by both the divine and humanity.

In the case of First Reconciliation, we just need to do the very best we can to prepare our children and trust that God will take care of the rest.

A few years ago Daniel and I started making paper towel snowmen to give to people at Christmas.

Supporters of legalized abortion used to agree that abortion should be “rare.” They don’t say it so much nowadays. Maybe they now realize that reducing abortions will require discouraging abortion.

Jesus does not just come to us when we are perfect. He comes to us as we are, even if we are shepherds watching our sheep in the fields.