St. Thomas Aquinas says in his Summa Theologiae, “The saints who are in heaven are closer to God than we who are still on earth. Much more, therefore, should we ask the saints who are in heaven to help us by their prayers to God.” It is good to ask
October 27, 2023
If you are the type that has a tendency to choke or get anxious during crucial moments of a game or while giving a speech or report, this book, “The Mindful Athlete: The Secrets to Pure Performance” by George Mumford is for you. The book tells the story of snowboarder
October 26, 2023
If you are the person who tends to easily give up on life’s challenges, you need the virtue of resilience. Resilience means the capacity to recover from setbacks. The setback can be a broken relationship, a broken dream, a financial crisis, loss of loved one, loss of enterprise or loss
October 24, 2023
In the book I’ve written entitled, “The Purpose of our Life is to Become a Saint”, I listed down the things that makes us truly happy and they are healthy relationships, personal growth, practice of the virtues, living a life of purpose, and acquiring the gifts of God’s peace and
October 19, 2023
This is a reflection on the parable of the Unmerciful Servant by a saint of deep interior life in the person of St. John Chrysostom. This parable follows directly the question raised by Peter to Jesus on how many times should we forgive our neighbor when that neighbor sins against
October 17, 2023
This is another good book “The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals” with a different take on how to accomplish goals especially for leaders and managers authored by three management specialists, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling. These guys have surveyed over 200,000 leaders around the
October 12, 2023
St. Thomas Aquinas says that the principal intention of human laws or civil laws is to create friendship between humans. Respect for private property for example as a law (e.g., land titles) would help avoid quarrels or disputes between two persons and lead them to develop friendship. The purpose of
October 10, 2023
A great book to help us tame that inner critic in us who always finds fault in everything we do and punishes us harshly for every mistake we make is “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom” by Don Miguel Ruiz. The agreements referred to by the book
October 6, 2023
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that, “The Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus, it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate,
September 28, 2023
Another fascinating book from one of my favorite authors is entitled “The Dip: When to Quit and When to Stick” by Seth Godin. It’s all about knowing when to quit because you are no longer the best or second to the best, especially applied in running a business. He starts
September 21, 2023
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “By the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence, they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith
September 19, 2023
