Anger and Resentment
“Some people do not allow themselves to experience or process anger, even in an appropriate way, because of shame. Shame can make us feel...
Thoughts and Feelings
“The abstraction that we call “thinking,” etc., in the contemporary world is a diminishment of what it means to be human. We have learned...
Anxiety
“Especially with the media and technology available to us today, it is hard not to become distracted by pointless worry about matters...
Hope
“We have within us deeply rooted weaknesses, passions, and defects. This cannot all be cut out with one sharp motion, but patience,...
Heart and Mind
“The Hebrew word לֵב (lev) “heart” includes the mind. Hebrew does not separate “heart knowledge” and “head knowledge.” While “heart” may...
Foolishness
“A Japanese proverb says that “Without wisdom, knowledge is just a pile of books on the hind end of a donkey.” In the same vein, can we...
Despondency
“Beware of the spirit of despondency, for it gives birth to every evil. A thousand temptations come from it: agitation, rage, blame,...
Life and Death
“For it is God Who acted in both an unexpected and also shatteringly decisive way by transforming the tomb into a womb from which emerges...
Good and Evil
“When we observe the deplorable events of our times, it is easy to be discouraged. We lament the state of immorality, injustice,...
Anger
“Righteous anger is a natural human emotion experienced in the face of sin. While there is anger that is certainly sinful (Mt 5:22),...