Jeanie Hannaman

By Darren Geist, First Things - Not only is Butker’s message about the importance of “homemaking” and family life worth hearing, but it also applies as much to men as it does to women. Butker correctly points out that “football” and “business” should not be a “distraction” from being a father and a husband. And this for a simple universal truth: Your family matters far more than your job... My work as an attorney is in a different category than my vocation as a father. For Catholics like Butker and myself, a vocation is not a mere job. It is a calling or mission to serve God in a particular way, and it transforms and remains with us the rest of our lives.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - One of the more difficult biblical concepts to understand is that of God hardening the hearts and minds of certain people. The most memorable case is that of Pharaoh: before sending Moses to him, God said that He would “harden Pharaoh’s heart” (Ex 4:21). And there are other instances in which biblical texts speak of God hardening the hearts of sinners, even from among his own people... What are we to make of texts like these, which explicitly or implicitly speak of God hardening the hearts of people? How can God, who does no evil, be the source of a sinful mind or a hard heart?

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - The Book of Proverbs is dull reading at times, since its proverbial statements are often repetitive. At other times, a colorful maxim may strike the reader very forcefully, making it an effective life-lesson. But there is a wry humor in this book as well, though it may often go unrecognized amidst the flow of platitudes. So imagine my delight when I came across this passage in chapter 23 (verses 29-35): ....