Who’s Talking About Holiness?
We’ve Forgotten What It Means to Be Catholic We have come to treat Catholicism like a social club. We pay our dues. We attend the events. We may even volunteer our time. But being Catholic isn’t really central to our personal identity. Being Catholic doesn’t inform our everyday life. What we’ve forgotten is that being…
Read More5 Insights That Changed My Approach to Time Management
Is time management the solution to your problems? Yesterday was a pretty typical day for me. I started the day with my “todo list,” which I should really call my “wishlist.” After getting breakfast for the children and me, I got on a call with the director for my part-time job with the Diocese of…
Read MoreThe New Evangelization
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Read MoreVirtue of Prudence – No Margin Ned on Moral Margin
The virtue of prudence is the virtue of knowing what is good and making a plan to attain it. Therefore it is closely tied to our moral life. Moral boundaries are some of the easiest boundaries to erode in today’s culture. Everywhere we are being told not to judge moral behavior. We are told that…
Read MoreOriginal Sin
In the Beginning, it was Good. No, it was Good-Good (the way the Hebrew people said very good). Not only was earth a paradise, but humanity enjoyed all possible sources of happiness. Happiness came most of all from their relationships. Primarily, their relationship with God provided them with the eternal and perfect source of happiness. …
Read MoreSeven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues
The Seven Deadly Sins are not particular sins at all. Rather, they are vices – or patterns of immoral choices. Most of them are the abuse of something that is otherwise good. They are defined by the phrase “inordinate desire,” meaning a desire that is “out of order” with human health, happiness and holiness. The…
Read MoreHow Can I Pray to the Holy Spirit?
“I can relate to the Father as creator and as a father. I can relate to Jesus because He actually walked among us. But the Holy Spirit? I just don’t know how to relate to Him.” I hear this all the time. On one hand, I understand. The Third Person of the Holy Trinity doesn’t…
Read MoreChristian Prayer – What Does it Mean to Pray in the Name of Jesus?
Is there really power in Christian prayer? Because I go to the Father: and whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, that will I do: that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you shall ask me anything in my name, that I will do (John 14:13-14). Jesus makes a powerful…
Read MoreHow to Change Your Life – Understanding Personality (Who Are You)?
So you want to know how to change your life? The place to start is to recognize that any real change we make in our personality is made possible only through grace. However, grace is a real relationship with God and that means that God wants you to participate in the process. We need to…
Read MoreGifts of the Holy Spirit: the Gift of Counsel
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit empower us to deepen our intimacy with God and to participate in His Divine Life. Four of the Gifts enhance our intellect: knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and counsel. These gifts enlighten our human understanding with the divine guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Gift of Counsel The Gift of Counsel…
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