Have you ever made a good decision, only to watch it slowly become something else?This happens constantly in business. You identify the problem, establish the goal, make a plan, and start…
There are things in this life that you cannot fix.People you cannot change.Suffering you cannot escape.Injustice you cannot immediately overcome.Sometimes the Christian response is to fight.Sometimes…
We live in a culture that makes leaving remarkably easy.Don’t like your job? Find another one.Don’t like your town? Move.Don’t like your parish? Find one that suits you better.Don’t like the community…
We live in a culture that doesn’t know how to rest.Some of us are always working.If we’re not working, we’re checking email, scrolling our phones, listening to something, planning the next project, or…
Some people think lasting happiness means saying “yes” to every desire.Others think it means saying “no” to every desire.Both are wrong.One person spends his life chasing comfort, pleasure,…
You have two opportunities before you.Both seem good.One promises success. The other promises sacrifice.One gives you peace. The other fills you with uncertainty.So which one is God’s will?Most people…
You skip dessert because you’re dieting.You wake up early because you have to catch a flight.You endure the pain of training in order to run a marathon.The world understands suffering when it has a…
What comes to mind when you hear the word sobriety?For many people, it’s a twelve-step program or someone recovering from alcoholism.Those are important things, but that’s not what St. Thomas Aquinas…
Every day your stomach tells you what to do: eat now, eat more, avoid discomfort. The world calls that freedom. Christ teaches the opposite. The person who cannot freely endure hunger is not free.…
🎙️ VirTrue: Silence (Taciturnitas)HookHave you ever noticed how uncomfortable silence has become?The moment the room grows quiet, we reach for our phones. We turn on the television. We start another…
