Virtue of Prudence
Too Busy: 3 Tips for Focusing on What is Truly Important
Most people who think that their lives are too busy actually suffer from a much different problem from “having too much to do.” They actually suffer from a problem establishing their priorities. Rather than more time management strategies, what they really need is the virtue of prudence. Prudence is the virtue of identifying what is…
Read MoreAre You Too Busy to Really Live?
Everyone feels like they are too busy. We all suffer from busyness in one form or another. It seems to us that every minute of our time is spoken for. Our schedules are full. We cannot possibly handle another commitment. But when we live this way, we tend to jump from one “urgent” demand to…
Read MoreToo Busy? 4 Ways the Virtue of Prudence Can Help
The virtue of Prudence is a powerful weapon against our chronic condition of having no time to pray. In this article, we’re going to explore specific ways that the cardinal virtue of prudence helps us conquer busyness and overload and build margin into our lives. 1. Prudence keeps us from getting too busy and overloaded by helping…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: Martha, Martha . . .
Now it came to pass as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord’s feet, heard his word. But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord,…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: The Best Use of Your Time
As an educator of Catholic adults, by far the greatest frustration I face is lack of attendance at parish programs. Now, I’m not prideful enough to deny that the educational medium (yours truly) may not be attractive enough. But that’s not the reason I hear people give for not attending. Rather, most people say that…
Read MoreThe Moral Virtue of Prudence: 4 Steps to Regaining Control
Busyness is the dangerous trap we all fall prey to. Our true problem is being overloaded and lacking margin. We are too busy to live. The solution to these challenges is the moral virtue of prudence, which leads us to focus our lives on what is really important. So let’s start taking a closer look at the solution.…
Read MoreSunday Reading: Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass I love the first reading today from the prophet Jeremiah. God is tired of the Hebrew leaders who are leading His people away from Him. At the time Jeremiah proclaimed this message, those leaders were unfaithful kings and priests. In Jesus’ time they were many of the scribes and…
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