Anger
“If you fail to master your anger on the first day, then on the next day and even sometimes for a whole year you will still be dragging...
Vessel
“Like Paul, we can be the Lord’s “Chosen Vessel.” We can be a container of the Gospel and an instrument of the Word but only if we have...
Trust
“Our society values self-reliance. We teach that maturity means that we no longer depend on others for direction or support. When we are...
Opportunities
“When the disciples first heard Christ say “Follow Me,” they were doing their daily work as fishermen. Let us not think that His calling...
Hearing/Listening
“The difference between obligation and obedience is more than mere semantics. An obligation is imposed on us, but obedience, as the...
Christian Life
“The Christian life is, properly, a life of spiritual asceticism in which we seek to shed that which is not truly ours. This is not...
Passions
“Are the choices that people make in their lives based on reason? The “Rational Choice Theory” claims that people choose the options they...
Witnessing
“Effective witness requires that we first learn to rely on the Spirit to help us….You can’t witness effectively by relying on your own...
Prayer Rule
“Regarding the matter of how much to pray, Fr. Thomas Hopko had a wise saying. He said to pray as much as you can, not as much as you...
Overcoming
“It is interesting to note how many artists have had physical problems to overcome, deformities, lameness, terrible loneliness. Could...