I love Mafia movies for many reasons. One of those is the hypocritical yet dramatic juxtaposition of a hardened, swaggering gangster going to Catholic confession. He seeks absolution for his guilty conscience only to leave and sin again, typically by murdering a family opponent. A child in one of my favorite Mafia movies encapsulated this […]

Imitation comes naturally to us. You might say it’s in our DNA. Anyone who has spent time with children can confirm this. The other day as I was delivering mail on my route, I saw a man mowing his front lawn, followed closely by his young daughter who was “helping” with her plastic mower. A […]

I keep plenty busy in this season of my life. From the time I roll out of bed in the morning and feed breakfast to my four hungry kids to the time I crash back into bed at night, there is little down time. I keep the calendar. I clean the house. I fill the […]

My father, Frank Kovacic, passed away at the age of 82 in 2007. “Recently, when my mother moved from their house to a senior apartment, we came across my father’s small memo book from college days and a plain composition book. The books were found at his desk where he spent about 45 minutes daily. […]

As followers of Christ we want to please God in all that we do. However, the enemy cleverly provides multiple distractions, ensuring that pleasing God remains one of the greatest challenges in our walk of faith. We may have the best intentions, but our selfish desires and bad habits often prevent us from achieving our […]