Credit where credit is due—that Super Bowl Jeep commercial with Harrison Ford hit the mark. When he said, “My friends, my family, my work make me happy,” I felt a chill run through me. I’d add faith to that list, but something tells me that’s exactly what he finds in…
Category: 2. Faith & Spiritual Strength
I am writing this carefully to protect the accused. But write I must. Recently, a successful father asked me for advice. He believes his wife spends too much time with their children. To clarify, this is a second marriage for both, and his particular concern was the time she spends…
I should have known the rental car price from Budget for my trip to Texas City was too low. But instead, I thought I was just an astute bargain shopper—until I landed in Houston and arrived at the rental counter, only to discover that my “deal” was for an electric…
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to…
Standing in liturgy this Sunday, a wave of despair washed over me. A multitude of decisions I wish I could take back swirled in my mind and created a blinding haze of despondency. Bad habits, hard to break, overwhelmed me. My body, worn and broken, reminded me that the fitness…
The gate to personal destruction is wide, and in today’s world, it has never been easier to open. With a single click, we can access a world that tells us exactly what we want to hear, while quietly corroding our souls. This is the essence of modern algorithms—they offer a…