Ready to quit? Within the internal struggle of surrendering our bad habits and idols, there is an opportunity for honesty that leads to the point of it all . . . intimacy with God. Here we are, smack dab in the middle of the Lenten desert. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for […]
For weeks, I would walk past the large flower pots beside our house and notice a tiny shoot of a pernicious elm tree growing. The elm trees that grew along our sidewalk would cast seeds and one had taken root in our pots that were eagerly awaiting the return of our late springtime daisies. I […]
I’ve said this before, but I’ve become slightly obsessed with looking up the definition and the etymology of words. I decided to do this most recently with the title of my personal blog that was largely inspired by the fruit of doing the Unique Call to Sanctity Workshop. If you haven’t done it, and you […]
Have you ever tried to conquer your overthinking? Maybe you Googled “how to stop overthinking” and read a few articles that offered some tips. And while these tips sounded great at the time, (sure, maybe they worked to a degree) quieting your mind and overcoming your fears is still a struggle. Well, I’ve got good […]
I find myself in a unique position, professionally coaching the hearts and minds of students entrusted to my formative care for a Newman Catholic college. My formal title is, “Academic Success Coach,” but really 70% of my meetings are spent coaching on something other than academics. When a student struggles academically, often it’s because something […]
I’m so busy! When somebody asks, “How are you doing?” I realized my response is often, “Busy”, or “I have so much to do”. Could there be another way to look at this? One Sunday afternoon, I was feeling anxious about my day. How could it all fit together? I went to mass, stopped at […]
Have you decided what you want to give up for Lent? How are you feeling about that? Are you nervous, excited, dreading it, motivated, queasy, unenthused? Or perhaps you have not yet decided on anything, in which case, I ask you, how are you feeling about that? Ashamed, annoyed, numb, resentful, fearful of failure, bitter, […]
Empathy is a beautiful gift! Consider a God who has destined us for union with Him and all the saints in the Body of Christ. How fitting that he would give us this intuitive skill to connect with one another emotionally. But like all good gifts from God, this gift of empathy has also been […]
When you were getting married, were you ever told that your wedding day isn’t actually all about you? Reflecting upon this experience, I can chuckle a little bit because the friend who had warned me about this in advance was absolutely right. I came to realize that not only did I have my own expectations […]
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