Fathers
A Father Teaches Sacrifice
“If there is one thing I could stress to young couples, it’s to learn to love sacrifice.” This comment, coming from Daniel West in a recent PeakDay Podcast with Martha Haenni, got in my head. Daniel continued. “Our broken reaction to any kind of discomfort, misunderstanding, any kind of pain is to say, ‘No, get…
Read MoreA Strong Marriage Is Where Fatherhood Begins
When does a man become a father? Most people would say the day his child is born. But in many ways, fatherhood begins much earlier. It begins when a man chooses to love his wife faithfully, embraces the vocation of marriage, and opens his heart to God’s plan for their family. That is one of…
Read MoreThe Quiet Work of a Pro-Life Dad
Being pro-life has meant a lot of different things to me over the years. In my Catholic high school, it was mostly about getting out of class for a day and marching in DC with my friends from another school. Being from an all-boys school, it really helped that my friends were mostly girls. Fortunately,…
Read MoreSimple Ain’t Easy
Endurance is not my specialty, except in the limited domains of board games and video games. I can easily spend 2 hours in a game of Settlers of Catan or spend 200 hours in the latest Legend of Zelda installment. I’ve even started giving up on reading as I become a powerhouse YouTube watcher. I’ve…
Read MoreHealthy Nutrition and Fertility for Men
It’s common to think of fertility as primarily a woman’s issue, but men have a key role in the overall reproductive health of a couple. There are many factors that contribute to male reproductive health, including environment, nutrition, and physical activity. We’ll largely focus on the nutrition component in this article. Fueling our bodies with…
Read MoreNo Masculinity, No Fatherhood
Less than half of American children reach adulthood with both parents at home.(1) It’s usually not moms who leave. Dads do. Approximately 80% of single-parent homes are led by single mothers.(2) At this moment, 19.5 million US kids live without a resident father. That equates to the entire population of New York City (with suburbs) full…
Read MoreThe Lighter Side of Teaching NFP
My wife promised to proofread this first. She was afraid it would be filled with tacky jokes, but I’m so confident that I can provide dry humor that I just slipped it into the CCL inbox. I’ve been a teacher for 20 years and I’m an engineer who takes humor very seriously. So, in the…
Read MoreSt. Joseph, The Model NFP Man
While living the NFP life we need to find support and role models wherever God provides them. It is a challenge to live this life by our own skills but that’s not how God designed it. As a teaching couple, we have been blessed that some of our students and fellow teachers have become companions…
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