Joy and Happiness - Part 1
“…we have a misleading idea at the very head of our Constitution: the pursuit of happiness. One can not pursue happiness; if he does he...
Constants
“In the ongoing life of the Church, our Lord Jesus Christ is the constant. He precedes all clarification of the truth in the midst of...
Faith (growing like compound interest)
“Faith operates a lot like compound interest. It may start small in our heart, but if we adopt a rule of prayer in our life that we...
Bitter/Bitterness
“Our Lord Jesus is the only one Who spoke the whole truth to His followers, both the bitter and the sweet side of the truth. He did not...
God's Will and Discernment/Willingness
“Presumably we, too, desire to do the will of God. Two issues face us when we seek to conform to the will of God. The first is...
Acedia
“We all make leaps of faith. We put our life on the line. We make decisions and choose direction in our lives. We choose to go to school....
Deep Things of God
“Reading Scripture regularly leads us deeper into the ways of Lord, so that we may acquire His perspective on the activities of the...
Accomplishment
“Great things aren’t just the legacy of unusually gifted great men and women. Great things are what you will accomplish when you put God...
Egocentricity
“We all need to overcome the basic egocentricity of life, the inborn feeling that “the world revolves around me.” Whenever we view others...
Criticism
“We live in a culture of knee-jerk criticism. See something about someone on the news, we immediately think we know the full truth about...