The other evening, we were driving home after going to confession. You could sense the freshness in our (otherwise well-worn) minivan: the kids’ chatter was light, cheerful and peaceful. Our Lenten resolutions and the sacredness of the season seemed once again…
Click to listen to the audio of this reflection. (As we focus with you this 4th week of the month on Level 4, Family Culture, join us on a trip down memory lane! Soren wrote this column for the Arlington…
Lent will be upon us soon, and likely with it, our self-designed plans for asceticism. If you’re like me, you are prone to creating far-flung lists of new and renewed disciplines that, one or two weeks into Lent, buckle and…
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! You might even manage a Date Night, Level 2, Person & Relationship’s core practice. In case you do, take a moment now for a reminder about the heart of date night,…
“Fervorino” is a wonderful Italian word that roughly translates to “pep talk” or “quick exhortation.” Not sure about you, but just about every young parent we know would welcome a lot more fervorini—especially given all the challenges any day brings, the splintered attention span, and the…
It’s hard to believe, but Lent will begin three weeks from tomorrow. That means the next few weeks are the perfect time to reflect on how your family’s hospitality and service—Level 5, the “crown” of your Trinity House—might bless others in…
Our 11-year-old son’s favorite Christmas gift was, quite frankly, a surprise to all of us: Bananagrams. The simple Scrabble-like game requires participants to build as many words as possible in a race against time. The winner screams “Bananagrams!” when all his or…
Last week, we had a rare, bliss-filled moment as parents. Soren’s mom was coming from Chicago for a visit in just a couple days, but we had a problem: the house was still in a state of post-holiday chaos. So,…
New Year’s resolutions are all about fitness and diet, right? Turns out, not so much. Thanks to Google’s release of its top 2023 New Year’s resolution-related searches, we now know that “mental health” topped the charts. This is real-time, urgent proof that virtually every American…
It didn’t take long. Soon after returning home from a great post-Christmas visit with family, the kids began rearranging their rooms—hanging up new clothes they’d received, shelving new books, and making room for toys and other gifts. Our family’s designated “donate” box…
In the joy of the Christmas Octave, today’s Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is a day to celebrate family, reflect on our call to holiness, and recommit to strengthening the image of God in our…
The Top 10 Graces of 2022 in Images Dear Friend, Please enjoy our top ten graces of 2022 in images below! And in the meantime, will you consider investing in the renewal of the family by joining us in the final days of…
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