The transparency between spouses should be total, as they are called to be totally one in Christ. The transparency between friends will be significantly less. Regarding Internet usage, we should not be afraid to share how we use the Internet—it’s public anyway. For...

Connected with the Open Door approach to the Internet and electronics is transparency, which really is the virtue of sincerity. Transparency is key in marriage and in other family relationship. It shows that we are not afraid that our spouse, parent, or sibling sees...

Considering certain places as sacred and private, where we shouldn’t use electronic devices, how do we balance using our bedrooms for study and work and using them for prayer and sleep? Perhaps the key here is the door: keep the door open when we are not praying,...

The family can do a lot to cultivate the proper use of Internet devices. Yes we can and should use filters to protect ourselves and our loved ones from inappropriate and offensive sites, but the family culture is even more powerful and effective to avoid letting these...

The use of technology has social implication as our actions and attitudes impact others, either directly or indirectly. This is especially true in a family. For example, most people who use their phone or other device for porn or inappropriate social media activity...

What are the negative effects of the Internet and electronics in my life? What are the positive effects? What are the negative and positive effects of technology on relationships in my life? It is easy to blame the Internet for problems we see in society, from...

Today we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord and the end of the Christmas Season. Doesn’t it seem odd that we end Christmas with Jesus Christ as an adult starting his public ministry? This seems such a big leap, to go from being a few days old to some thirty years of...

Do you need a New Year’s resolution? How about Sunday Mass? In the year 304, emperor Diocletian severely persecuted Christians in northern Africa, felt especially in the town of Abitina. Diocletian ordered Christians to surrender and burn their Holy Scriptures....

During Advent, we see Our Blessed Mother drawing us to Christ, in her Advent feasts: the Immaculate Conception—drawing us to Christ who purifies us of all sin in the Sacrament of Reconciliation—and Our Lady of Guadalupe who draws us to the Mass. Jesus takes flesh in...

We are finishing this year of St. Joseph—it began on December 8, 2020 and ends on December 8, 2021, the 150th anniversary of his being declared the Patron of the Universal Church. St. Joseph gives us a wonderful example on how to live Advent in preparing for...