Preparing Your Heart
Could Practicing the Virtue of Prudence Give You More Time In Your Day?
First Key to Spiritual Growth: Taking Control of Your Life through the Virtue of Prudence In the last two articles we explored the need to take control of our lives. We saw how we can make simple choices that slowly build up our inner sanctuary. Then we looked at the importance of embracing change in…
Read MoreSpiritual Growth – 3 Dangerous Myths That Zap Motivation to Grow in Faith (And the Truth About Them)
Watch the Slideshare Presentation Outline 1. SPIRITUAL GROWTH – 3 DANGEROUS MYTHS THAT ZAP MOTIVATION TO GROW IN FAITH (And the Truth About Them) 2. Introduction By any indicator, interest in Catholic spiritual growth is at an all-time low. Why is this? Wouldn’t you think that every Catholic would be hungry to deepen her relationship…
Read MorePrudence and the Examined Life in Spiritual Growth
Spiritual growth means filling your life with the goodness that God has planned for you. The virtue of prudence is the cardinal virtue of identifying authentic human good and making a plan to attain it. There are three stages of prudence: Examining your own life, growing in the wisdom of what is right and wrong,…
Read More6 Areas of Your Life Damaged By Being Too Busy
My life is still too busy, but I have found the concepts of Overload and Margin to be not only useful but nearly transforming in my life. Reading Dr. Richard Swenson’s book was a true awakening for me. “Oh, that’s my problem!” Like many, I assumed that my life was out of my control.…
Read More6 Reasons Your Life is Too Busy
Too Busy to Live? Where Did All of This Chaos and Busyness Come From? People tend to see themselves as victims of busyness. I really believe that God has not only given us the power to control our lives, but He desires us to. What good can there possibly be in being so busy that…
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 MoreVirtue of Prudence: Why We’re Overwhelmed
We hear it all the time. “People are so busy today!” Have you ever thought about what we really mean by that statement? What is different about our modern age that makes people so busy? If you think about it, most people today have to dedicate a lot less of their time to survival than…
Read More4 Ways to Deepen Your Spirituality
In all seasons of life, whether anxious and fragmented or smooth and easy, it’s crucial to stay connected with your spirituality — the deepest part of yourself. That foundation will see you through change, gain, and loss. It’s not a one-and-done situation; it takes intention and consistency. Here are several things to focus on to…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: Human Beings Not Human Doings
The virtue of prudence is the habit of choosing the greatest possible good (exercising true freedom) and making a plan to get it. This far-ranging virtue touches on every dimension of our lives. One important part of exercising prudence is to examine our lives and to shape ourselves according to God’s plan and in cooperation…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: A Kairos Man in a Chronos World
I have never been known as a punctual person. In fact, friends often joke that they need to give me an earlier start time for events so I’ll be on time. My wife actually does that – no joke. Part of my problem is a weakness in the virtue of prudence where it touches on…
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