I took thousands of photos when my boys were little. Today, I can’t find the one picture I want. It becomes an adventure to find that one photo. I find all the other photos but rarely find the one I started looking for in the first place. If I do find the photo, it’s in the last place I look. When younger dads ask me how to capture family memories, I don't start with cameras or scrapbooks. I begin with a system small enough that a tired dad will still be doing it six months

Sometimes the best Father’s Day gift is not a thing at all. It is a question that gets Dad talking. The right questions about dad for Father’s Day can turn a normal Sunday into the kind of conversation your family repeats for years. If you only ask five this year, ask these: What is your favorite memory of us as a family? What did you learn from your own dad? What is one thing you wish we did more of together? What is one thing you hope we remember about you? What makes you f

Father’s Day 2026 lands on Sunday, June 21. If you are hunting for father's day things to do with dad and drawing a blank, here is the short version: the day works best when it stays simple. Spend time with him, put in a little effort, and give him something he will remember. That beats another tie he will never wear. My dad has been gone for over a decade, but I remember my father-in-law and my brothers-in-law. The last few years I go to a Catholic Conference early in the ye