Strong parishes & Catholic schools are made up of holy families. Transform family life at your parish or school with Trinity House!

Heaven in Your Home Letters

The Alexa Homily

June 3, 2020

Dear Friend, On Pentecost Sunday, we went on a family daytrip, and at the church we visited, heard a homily which we are still discussing. The priest recounted how, a few Christmases ago, he was gifted an Alexa, which to this day remains unopened…

The Family That Walks Together…

May 26, 2020

Dear Friend, In mid-March when everything went sideways, one of the first memorable things we did as a family was a two-hour traipse through the countryside behind our home, somehow finding a path we had never hiked before. The kids scuffled…

A Mom and Dad Walk Into a Room…

May 19, 2020

Dear Friend, Doorways. Thresholds. Doorposts. We pass through them constantly, but do we ever stop to think about these commonplace aspects of our homes? If you’ve participated in our Heaven in Your Home Workshop, you know that doorways are a basic…

Unlock Your Family’s Inner Dynamic

May 12, 2020

Dear Friend, “Are we going to Mass next Sunday?” our 8-year-old son asked after our 7th consecutive virtual Sunday Mass in as many weeks. Depending on how things go in our state of Virginia this week, it looks like our answer might just be…

The In-Between Life

May 5, 2020

Dear Friend, We are now entering an in-between phase of re-opening and staying closed, of wanting to resume ‘normalcy,’ but needing to remain cautious. It’s a confusing mindset. It’s easier to either be in “lockdown” or “normal,” but we’re in…

Making Music vs. Ships in the Night

April 28, 2020

Apr. 2020, Week 4: Family Culture by Soren and Ever Johnson “Ships passing in the night” is how some friends recently described their family life during these days of sheltering at home. This is an easy pattern to slip into—especially…

Gardening at Gilead’s Balm

April 21, 2020

Apr. 2020, Week 3: Household Economy by Soren and Ever Johnson The silver linings of this stay-at-home season aren’t exactly hidden. One of them is summed up in this kitchen dialogue we’ve heard on many recent mornings: “C’mon, Charlie, let’s go see…

This Easter Week’s Silver Lining

April 14, 2020

Apr. 2020, Week 2: Person & Relationships by Soren and Ever Johnson Christ is risen! Alleluia! May Easter joy spill into your life even in this unusual season of collective loss. We have lost our normal lives and we have lost…

No Words for This: Holy Week 2020

April 7, 2020

Apr. 2020, Week 1: Faith Life by Soren and Ever Johnosn “No words for this,” an economist said last week, in response to the sudden rise in unemployment over the past three weeks. As we journey through Holy Week, toward the…

April Is Canceled: Solidarity & Service or One Loooooong Weekend?

March 31, 2020

Mar. 2020, Week 5: Hositality & Service by Soren and Ever Johnson “Today, the world is threatened by a virus,” writes David Brooks in The Atlantic, comparing our current crisis to the bombing of London in World War II. The “story we…

Be Not Afraid!: The Annunciation and Lockdown Week Two

March 24, 2020

Mar. 2020, Week 4: Family Culture by Soren and Ever Johnson “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” These stunning words of the Angel Gabriel — found in tomorrow’s reading for the Feast of the…

Now More Than Ever: Lead with a Plan

March 17, 2020

Mar. 2020, Week 3: Household Economy by Soren and Ever Johnson In the span of less than a week, we find ourselves in a profoundly new and difficult moment in the life of our nation, our world — and yes, for…