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  • Two Grandpas

    A long, long time ago, but not so far away, I was a boy with two grandpas! One was an old farmer. When we went to visit him, he would always ask me, “How many girlfriends do you have?’ As I grew older, I learned that he was an alcoholic. While he was always friendly…

  • The Grandparent’s Tool Chest

    My grandfather knew how to do stuff. He made a wooden lamp for each of his grandchildren. He used a lathe, a sander, a saw, glue, a drill, a screwdriver, and a pair of wire cutters. As a boy, I was fascinated as I watched him use these tools. I was forbidden to touch them…

  • Hope Boldly

    A new wave of despair crashes over you as you encounter the latest development in youth culture—the new pop song on the radio or another statistic about how young people are leaving the Church. Should you be surprised at your reaction? Probably not. But despair is the wrong response. Hope, that mysterious Christian virtue, is…