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There's a scene in Steven Spielberg's new film Disclosure Day in which the heroine, Jane, leads the protagonist to a convent where they can temporarily hide from their pursuers. He is stunned to find that she was once a novitiate. "You lost your faith?" he asks her. "No," she says. "I lost my calling." As Jane realizes, losing your faith and losing your calling are not the same thing. A person can go on believing in the value of their marriage while quietly drifting from the

"It was really interesting to hear you and your friend sharing stories about your lives," our daughter Sophie told Dawna as they drove home. after a walk in the park with Dawna's good friend Lori. "How so?" Dawna asked. "I thought it was cute all the things you said about dad." Dawna smiled. "I make it a point to talk good about my husband behind his back." Marriage is intended to be a visible sign of Christ's love for his church. That means the fruits of our marriage aren't

In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus tells the story of a father who asks his two sons to work in his vineyard. The first says no, then thinks better of it and goes. The second says yes, and never shows up. When Jesus asks which son did his father's will, the answer is obvious. But it's worth noticing something both sons share: neither one told the truth about himself in the moment he spoke. One made a promise he had no intention of keeping. The other refused a job he would end up