The man in the grey van pulled alongside me as I made my way across the parking lot. The permanent plates on my rental car said otherwise, but I was a visitor here, at the ...

Daddy always gets the big piece of chicken. At least that's what Chris Rock says. In a recent comedy routine, Rock stated that moms always get better presents on Mother's Day than any dad gets on ...

"I'll be right here." - E.T. to Elliot before blasting off for home "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." -Jesus to his disciples, before blasting off for heaven So E.T. is twenty ...

A country is a piece of land surrounded on all sides by boundaries, usually unnatural. -JOSEPH HELLER I just received an invitation to a wedding in India from ...

It's been a year since we took that walk down the aisle. We've had a year filled with happiness, but it's also been a difficult year because Mike's mom spent half the year in the ...

A year ago, my favorite morning ritual was to sit on my porch, drink coffee, and wave to the sad university students strolling to 8:30 classes. Then, I got married. I moved far away from ...

Volunteering to teach confirmation classes at my mid-town Los Angeles parish is challenging work. Let's face it, most teens sign up for the two year, twice-a-month program, because it's SUPER important to their parents, while ...

"What we do in life, echoes in eternity." A line by Russell Crowe's Maximus before going into battle in Gladiator By now you have surely heard of The Osbournes, MTV's new show all about the life of ...

Mike and Marion Perracchio pronounced their wedding vows at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, April 20th, in New York City. Their column will be returning soon, but here are ...

April 20th–Our big day. All the preparation was done and our day had finally arrived. Marion had a whole morning of preparation with her bridal party. "We all gathered in my sister Vera's room, at the ...