Advent, that time of joyful hope, is almost finished.  That time of waiting with Mary and Joseph for the fullness of time to arrive, alert to Christ’s presence hidden in daily life. At least, that was the plan. But it’s a bit tricky to maintain a solemnly joyful vigil in real life, isn’t it? Nevertheless,…

Try as I might, I cannot reconcile these two things: First, my deep desire that the law affirm and protect the biological family based upon marriage between a man and woman because I believe that it is the most awesome and important thing that we share as a human race. And second, my equal desire…