Hallelujah, Christ is risen! Praying for peace and love in a world so entombed by war and hatred.

Happy Easter from our family to yours!

Happy Tolkien Reading Day!

Happy 8th Birthday Luke! Being your (and your brothers’) Dad is the greatest blessing imaginable, and I am so thankful to call you my son. I love you, Forever and Ever Amen!

NICU hospital pictures are a little different, but still beautiful! We love you Asher!

Happy New Year 2026! God bless us all!

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

From our (growing) family to yours, Merry Christmas and God Bless!

Happy 5th Birthday Noah! Being your dad (and Luke’s and Little Brother’s) is the greatest blessing in the world, and it is so joyful being a part of your story as you learn, grow, and love. I love you, Forever and Ever Amen!

The best stories come in threes! Blessed to share that our family will be completing our trilogy with Baby Boy Marotta #3 in January 2026!

God bless our children!

Anniversary Date Night! Feeling the love tonight!

A decade ago today, we began a new chapter of our story together in the presence of family, friends, and God…and our marriage and the life we have created have been the greatest blessings imaginable: Happy 10-Year Wedding Anniversary Lauren, I love you forever and ever Amen!

Lux Aeterna, Pope Francis…incredibly thankful for your papacy, and praying you are resting peacefully in the arms of the God you’ve loved and served your whole life.

Praying too for my fellow Catholics…whatever comes next for the Church, may it lead us to love, to peace, and to God.

Today we remember that joy and love will always have the final Word…Hallelujah!

From our family to yours, have a blessed Easter!

And so endeth my latest reread of Tolkien’s masterpiece; always grateful for a journey into Middle-Earth.

Happy Tolkien Reading Day! My Fellowship and I arrived at Mount Doom today just in time to celebrate the Ring’s destruction!

Continuing the Lord of the Rings with the Two Towers (featuring the Two Bow-Wowers)!

Happy 7th Birthday Luke! Thank you for making me a Dad and for all the joy, laughter, and love you bring to our lives, our family, and our world. We love you, Forever and Ever Amen!

Looks like they’re actually going to be handled right this time, unlike the terrible way they were implemented in the XY era!

Can’t believe it’s been a month since we said Goodbye. Miss you and love you always, Pop-Pop…Pray for us down here!

My 4-year-old needed to take a Bathroom Break in the middle of Mass today (it happens!)…but then decided to *loudly* update the congregation about his bowel movement when we came back.

I think he misunderstood the meaning of “Holy Crap!”

JD “We don’t have to welcome the stranger because of Ordo Amoris” Vance is perfectly happy giving a grown-ass adult who fanned the flames of hatred against his wife and kids a free pass to score MAGA points.

Absolute spineless worm.

Onto Lord of the Rings, starting with Fellowship!

Happy 9th Birthday Chewie! Thank you for filling our home with fluff, cuddles, barks, joy, and love. We love you!

Last night, my beloved grandfather Louis…one of the greatest people I’ve ever known…went home to God. I’m so blessed for the memories and love I got to share with him.

Please pray for him, that he is reunited with his beloved wife in God’s loving presence. I love you Pop-Pop!

That’s frankly more impressive!

You’re so sweet, Friend!

I’m sure I will have plenty of great posts to roll out over the next four years.

I was really baking with this one!

“Elon Musk is a man of unparalleled genius who will take humanity to the stars! Also he is an innocent naive cinnamon roll who has no idea what a Nazi salute is!”

“I was saved by God to make America great again” is blasphemy on multiple levels.

All done with the Silmarillion! Time to visit my favorite Hobbit!