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Forgiveness
The key is to firmly grasp that God is still working his plan even when we can’t see it. God wants us to live intentionally—believing that his unseen hand and the invisible agents loyal to him and us (Hebrews 1:14) are engaged in our circumstances. Each of us is vital to someone’s path to the…
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Para Bellum
To progress and to grow; to grow to strive in a world that changes fast. To learn how to adapt when conditions work against us. It’s an endeavor to be sharper and smarter. As old as time itself, relentlessly pushing the boundaries further, and further again, and again, and again.They are, without a doubt, the…
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Epitaph
We’re living in a country and time where Don Quixote is the model of sanity. Views that only a few years ago would have been considered tinfoil-hat territory are now being discussed by straight-faced mainstream newscasters. Extremists on both sides of the political spectrum are flailing around breaking things with no apparent goal in mind…
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Book of Life
The heavens declare the glory of God, the firmament shows His handiwork. … I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in Your book they all were written,when as yet there were none of…
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Never Give In
This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large, or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. — Winston Churchill “There was given to me a thorn in the flesh … to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.…
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Humility
There are two things about human beings that remain infallibly certain and true all the time. One, that there is a moral law written in the human heart. And, two, that we invariably break it. In doing so, however, we necessarily feel guilt. “Blessed be sin, if it teaches us shame.” — C.S. Lewis Our…
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Work and Pray
St. Benedict found the world, physical and social, in ruins, and his mission was to restore it in the way not of science, but of nature, not as if setting about to do it, not professing to do it by any set time, or by any rare specific, or by any series of strokes, but…
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Crouching Lion
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 love. — Fyodor Dostoevsky The…
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Quietness and Confidence
The quieter the mind, the more powerful, the worthier, the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is. — Meister Eckhart An elk does not have to work at having a quiet mind; it feels content standing in a field for hours with its fellow elk, chewing grass. I never saw the elk…
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Shared
May the road rise up to meet you.May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,The rains fall soft upon your fields,And, until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of His hand. — Irish Blessing I was thinking about this site’s Mission to create a place…
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When the Deal Goes Down
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch,…
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Adversity
Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by the One who knows us better than we do ourselves, as He loves us better, too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This conflict with difficulty makes us acquainted with our object, and compels us…
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The God Who Cares
Beyond all the games we won, beyond all the honors and accolades, I’ve just had so much fun being able to play this game. My motivation coming in to every single day is to run the race in such a way that honors God, and the passions and the talents that He’s given me. And…
