All over the world, our ability to pay attention is collapsing. In the US, college students now focus on one task for only 65 seconds, and office workers on average manage only three minutes. New York Times best-selling author Johann Hari went on an epic journey across the world to
February 24, 2026
This was from a homily given by Bishop Robert Barron during the World Youth Day held in Portugal back in 2023. First, what is the definition of prayer? St. John of Damascus in the eighth century said to pray is to raise the mind and heart to God. We know
February 20, 2026
Actually, I’m summarizing two great books here of Simon Sinek, “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Action” and “Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team”. Here’s knowing why your WHY is important. Great Businesses Start with Why In 2018, Nike
February 10, 2026
This book “Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change” by Timothy Pychyl reveals to us the two main reasons why we procrastinate or delay doing our tasks and duties: (1) The Future Self Forecasting Fallacy: When we put off a task, we assume our future selves
January 26, 2026
Continuing from the sermon given by Fr. Mark Goring in Canada back in October 2012 on the weapons we need to employ to win the battle against sin and the devil, are his last two principles. Principle 3: Keep Your Peace There is a saying that in an argument or
January 21, 2026
This was a from a talk given by Fr. Mark Goring, a renowned on-line preacher who is a member of the newly formed religious congregation named Companions of the Cross based in Canada. Below are the spiritual principles we use as weapons to combat our strong tendency to sin and
January 15, 2026
This was from a talk given by Jim Rohn in one of his seminars entitled “goal setting”. It’s a fitting article for the New Year, when we are supposed to have a fresh start from the past mistakes, or failed plans, of the previous year and begin again this year,
January 7, 2026
I came across an article entitled “Finding Joy Amid Sadness of Christmas”. The article claims to advise people how to overcome sadness, loneliness, or grief during Christmas supposedly because of personal struggles, or “weight of expectations that can make it hard to embrace the festive cheer.” I thought to myself
December 22, 2025
The author of this book is a Chinese immigrant who went to America with big entrepreneurial aspirations, but he was held back by his fear of rejection. He overcame his fear by embarking on a quest he called “100 days of rejection.” “Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became
December 20, 2025
The author of this book is a Chinese immigrant who went to America with big entrepreneurial aspirations, but he was held back by his fear of rejection. He overcame his fear by embarking on a quest he called “100 days of rejection.” “Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became
December 19, 2025
Is there anything worse than death? Yes. Sin. For sin is spiritual death. Death kills our bodies, but spiritual death is death of the life of our soul that if not remedied will stay forever in Hell. The life of our soul is the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. Christ
December 10, 2025