Who can say that they do not need to advance in virtue and sanctity?
Saint Paul uses the metaphor of athletics to make the point that we should work harder on our virtue and sanctity than those who work very hard to win a trophy which is defined as “a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success.” People dedicate the better part […]
What exactly is our vocation as business leaders? We’ve been shown the way!
The mission we have been given as business leaders is no different than any other person and that is to strive, to make spiritual progress, and to become saints. God knows we need more leaders in all sectors of life who strive to be saints. If you want to change the world, that change starts […]
That Long and Winding Road to Sanctity
We often lack a sense of urgency with regard to the development of our spiritual progress. There’s only just so much time in the day and what should be first often becomes last in the constant reshuffling of our daily priorities. Yet, God tells Moses to “Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: […]
Conquering Our Natural Fear of Going Into the Deep
My family used to spend a week every summer at either Brigantine or Sea Isle City on the Jersey Shore when I was growing up. One summer my father took me out into the deep, or so it seemed to me at the time. I was maybe 7 years old or so, scrawny and didn’t […]
This is what you might have done in life had you trusted me more.
Imagine an athlete who had just hired a trainer and then told the new trainer that he wanted to train just enough to be somewhere in the middle of the pack when compared to all the other athletes and in fact, he was only going to make a half-hearted effort. That trainer would think he […]
Satan’s Sense of Urgency
Satan must have watched the movie “Glengarry Glen Ross” as he uses the ABC approach to sales. ABC is an old acronym used in sales which still works very well for Satan. ABC means Always Be Closing. Satan also uses its sales cousin – AIDA – Attention Interest Decision, Action. There’s one important quote from […]
The Church Fathers can help us rediscover the beauty of Christmas
The early Church Fathers, holy saints of the 5th century, can help us rediscover the beauty of Christmas that ironically we sometimes miss during the Christmas season! Come, then, let us observe the Feast. Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the devil confounded, the […]
First Sunday of Advent. An apocalyptic setting..Beware, Prepare, Be Ready…with Joy
We’ve already been inundated with commercials from every source since before Thanksgiving about the days leading up to the big event, this wonderful time of the year…Christmas! You thought I was going to say the Ford, or Kia or Land Rover or VW end of year event didn’t you? The readings from last Sunday, the […]
Do Nice Guys Finish Last?
“Nice guys finish last.” This is what the parents of my girlfriend when I was in college told me. I didn’t know how to articulate the conflicted feeling I had when they dumped that bit of wisdom on me. I was then and still am a “nice guy” so there was no ducking this flaming […]
Only A Dead Fish Goes With the Flow
Only A Dead Fish Goes With the Flow. It’s true. Satan wants you to go with the flow of secular life. In order to do that your spiritual life dies a bit. Here’s the order of the importance of our vocations; Love God, then love others (be a gift to others), then our work. The secular […]