What’s your personal mission on Earth?
Your personal mission on Earth is your personal apostolate which according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church is “the activity of the Christian which fulfills the Apostolic nature of the whole church by working to extend the reign of Christ to the entire world.” That’s a mouthful! Just so you know, I pray to […]
Symptoms of beginners in the spiritual life.
In General If you: frequently, or even occasionally fall into mortal sin and habitually more serious species of venial sin…. are making little or no progress in overcoming venial sins in confession, even if you go frequently…. are caught in a “holding pattern” in this state for many years…. have not developed a healthy habit […]
I am sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.
Inspiration can come from seemingly out of nowhere. My wife and I were at Mass on Pentecost Sunday at St. Anselm and Cecilia in London. The pastor’s homily centered on the fruits of the Holy Spirit. What were the fruits of the Holy Spirit I asked my 3rd-grade self. This priest had a handout! The […]
God Does Not Matter
The modern-day narrative is that even if God exists, God does not matter. We can get along just fine without the thought of a creator. On a personal note, I just visited relatives and in-laws on the east coast last week. It seems that those who have left the Church, who are many, have gone […]
What Most People Say Just Before They Die
I ran across an interesting article recently about what people say as they prepare to die. It summarized an interview by Health Digest, with leading palliative care and hospice specialist, Dr. Simran Malhotra. She shares firsthand how her patients have influenced the way she leads her own life in hopes it will inspire others to do […]
Unintentional Humor Created by “Holy Bot” Automated Technology
The unintentional humor was instigated by a recipient of my daily inspirational text messages and handled humorously by automated technology, I nicknamed “Holy Chat Bot”. I had created an automated “chat bot” to help answer some basic questions but mainly to respond to some “colorful” comments from recipients who aren’t too thrilled with Catholics and […]
Start the new year, the upcoming week, today in prayer now and forever.
A friend forwarded me a post called “Living on a Prayer” by Liel Leibovitz who is a senior writer for Tablet Magazine and a host of the Unorthodox podcast. The thesis of his post is why praying is the only New Year’s resolution anyone needs. Leibovitz provides an interesting personal perspective about prayer that I […]
Essential List of Books for Catholic Leaders to Read
Here is a list of what I consider to be essential reading for Catholic leaders. This is my shortlist of go-to books that I’ve assembled over the years. Since my work is tailored for Catholic business leaders I have created sections that we address in the Attollo program; Personal Development, Professional Mastery, and Spiritual Maturity. […]
The worldwide effect of the lack of concern for your own salvation.
In the book – The Noonday Devil, the Unnamed Evil of our Times, the author Jean-Charles Nault he writes: “Acedia in English comes from the Latin acedia, which in turn comes from the Greek akèdia. This word means “lack of care”. I refer the reader to the works by the Franciscan Bernard Forthomme, who wrote […]
What habit are you wearing?
One of the definitions of habit is: “A uniform or costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function”. We often wear specific clothes (or habits) that generally reflect our role or status in the workplace. Strangers assume simply by sight that a person is a judge, or police officer, or EMT for example by the […]