Posted on August 2, 2016
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Last year I wrote about my discernment on whether or not to conceal carry. Here is the post if you are interested: Babies, Guns and Jesus. After the experience mentioned in that post I did a lot of thinking, praying and discussing with my… Continue Reading “Train”
Category: being a man, Catholic, christianity, conceal carry, fatherhood, fighting, guns, holiness, manhood, prayer, protecting family, training, UncategorizedTags: being a man, catholic, Christianity, conceal carry, Fatherhood, fathers, guns, holiness, manhood, prayer, protecting family, training
Posted on January 24, 2016
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Snowmaggedon 2016 has come and gone and we have survived. We have shoveled our way out of 20+ inches of snow, which depending where you are in the world may be laughable. Here in the good ole state of Virginia, 5 inches is enough… Continue Reading “Let Them See”
Category: being a good example, children, church, dad and the kids, fatherhood, holiness, home and family, Uncategorized, working togetherTags: Children, Fatherhood, holiness, parenting, role model, serving others, snowmaggedon2016
Posted on October 27, 2014
by Leo
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I have never been a big Halloween person. I don’t think its evil, or bad nor do I think that people who celebrate it are crazy. It just has never really spoken to me. My wife is really excited about this being our daughters… Continue Reading “Not the Usual”
Category: costumes, daughters, fatherhood, halloween, holiness, saintsTags: daughter, Fatherhood, halloween, Halloween costume, Halloween costumes, saints, saints in the world
Posted on October 31, 2013
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So complacency has led us to not live our lives to the full. Complacency has in many ways stolen our ability to see what this fullness even looks like. Worse of all, complacency has stolen our heart—the one thing we need to be fully… Continue Reading “Fully Alive: Part II – Waking the Dead”
Category: best self, complacency, fatherhood, fathers, fully alive, God, holiness, living, Parenting, surrendering, UncategorizedTags: Contentment, dying to self, Fatherhood, fathers, fully alive, glory, glory of god, God, Human, love, Marriage, parenting, Warm Bodies, Zombie, Zombie comedy
Posted on October 24, 2013
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There are so many things to fear in this world: death, being mugged, losing a loved one, loss of financial stability, cancer…the list goes on. I fear never becoming the man God has called me to be. There is something incredibly frightening at the… Continue Reading “Fully Alive: Part I”
Category: best self, complacency, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, fully alive, God, holiness, Jesus, living, UncategorizedTags: Christianity, Contentment, fully alive, Glory (religion), God, Irenaeus, life, living, parenting, Saint Irenaeus, Satan
Posted on October 15, 2013
by Leo
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A few days ago I was in a Wal-Mart with my daughter Claire and I saw that they already had Halloween costumes out. There were two high school girls looking at the different outfits and I happened to overhear their conversation. The one girl… Continue Reading “The Skimpy Costume Dilemma”
Category: costumes, dignity, fatherhood, fathers, God, halloween, holiness, modesty, Parenting, Uncategorized, youth ministryTags: Costume, costumes, dignity, Fatherhood, fathers, girls, halloween, Halloween costume, Halloween costumes, holiness, modesty, Parties, sacred, skimpy costumes, youth ministry
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