“Mom, where is it safe?” asked my then 10-year-old daughter, Lauren. I thought about her question and then carefully answered. “Hanford is pretty safe.” “But I want to know where

Did you hear the good news last week? According to the recent report entitled “State of the Future” issued by the UN, the world is becoming better for humans. Poverty

Two days after the presidential election, Garry Wills, a nationally syndicated columnist, lamented that religious voters had swayed the election. He was clearly disturbed that “many more Americans believe in

“Remember, man, you are dust, and to dust you will return.” Millions of Christians throughout the world will hear those words today, as a sooty cross is thumbed on their

It’s great having your daughter home from college after her first year. I love making coffee for Lauren in the morning before she goes off to her summer job. I

I had occasion recently to drive my son to a nearby city to catch a bus. It was early in the morning and the sun was rising. As my son

The kids and I enjoyed taking our new puppy to a vacant field in the neighborhood to romp and play. When she was young, she was eager to please and

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about celebrating St. Nicholas’s feast day, and I received a lot of mail about whether or not to teach your children