Often, I am reminded of the symbolism and meaning that plants and gardens play in Scripture and in our faith.

  Q. I am a widower with two young children. I met someone I ...

  Q. My husband is in the Army. I work in an office where man...

"I don’t want to call my mother-in-law ‘Mom.’" Michelle says: My m...

  Q. My ex-husband and I had a terrible marriage, which ended...

  Q. My coworker in the next cubicle brings tuna for lunch ev...

“My brother-in-law is having an affair. I want to tell my sister.” ...

It was a cold and dreary April day. Easter Sunday had come and gone.

Is it really that hard to go a whole day without meat?

  My mother was visiting while I was babysitting my nephew. W...

  Q. One of my co-workers is ill and will be off for a while....

"I want my wife to come to Mass with me." Mike says: I recently ca...

"My kids aren’t being treated fairly in our marriage." Sharon says...

During my college years, I would work off-campus at a diner or coffeehouse to tackle class projects.

When they were sixth-graders, I took my daughter, Shannon, and one ...

  Q. I have developed a completely inappropriate crush on my ...

Christmas is great. Winter is not.

  Q. My fourth-grade son has become really clingy and has bee...

  Q. My boss recently criticized me on my evaluation for taki...

"I don't want my son raised by a stranger." Steve says: We always ...

Mary has chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her. (Luke 10:38-42)

  Q. My daughter is a slob. Her room is beyond messy; I would...

  Q. Some of my co-workers are allowed to telecommute, but I ...

Mandy says: "His ex-wife calls once a week!" Although Kevin and I ...

  Q. My son and one of his friends were in a horrible car acc...