Fraternal correction is an act of charity of pointing out to others their fault which could harm themselves and others. The Catechism of the Catholic Church specifically includes fraternal correction as one of the proofs of our love for others. “The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and mercy; charity
March 8, 2023
To contemplate means to look at something or someone thoughtfully for a long time. Contemplation gives joy. When we contemplate for example the beauty of the stars at night in a cloudless sky, it gives us a certain kind of spiritual delight. St. Thomas Aquinas says the more noble is
March 4, 2023
Another admirable book from Steve Chandler is entitled “Crazy Good: A Book of Choices”. It says that your life can be awesome good and not just good enough. Being crazy good means you yourself would get surprised with what you have achieved as you look back at your life. You
March 2, 2023
What can we learn from a world class surgeon on performance & productivity? Atul Gawande is a distinguished surgeon in Brigham Hospital in Boston who has been in the battlefield surgical tents in Iraq and during a polio outbreak in India. In his book, “Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance”,
February 28, 2023
We are all given a guardian angel. “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.” (Exodus 23:20) The Old Testament is full of accounts of angels assisting men in accomplishing God’s plan. God’s
February 27, 2023
The theological evidence of the presence of angels and devils in this world is in Holy Scripture. Holy Scripture is full of accounts of the presence of angels and devils. If you don’t believe in the existence of angels and demons then you don’t believe in Scripture. If you don’t
February 22, 2023
Money is not everything is what this book is all about. Money is not the only measurement of success. So, what else should we be measuring? The author, Eric Barker, comes up with four subjective measurements of success from his book, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind
February 15, 2023
If you are the type of person who makes New Year’s resolutions like losing weight, or kicking off a bad habit but constantly end up not keeping them, and might have already made the ultimate New Year’s resolution to not make any more New Year’s resolutions (because you feel you
February 14, 2023
The connection between moral evil and physical evil is traced back to the Garden of Eden. Eve ate of the fruit of the forbidden tree. Original sin is symbolized in the forbidden fruit and temptation is symbolized in the talking snake. When our first parents disobeyed God, the spiritual harmony
February 8, 2023
The title above does not say, “Why did God create evil?” because God does not directly create evil. All that God created is good. We men are the ones who have spoiled creation and created evil. God only allows evil to happen but always for a good purpose. Life is
February 3, 2023
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian-American entrepreneur who took over his father’s wine business in 1998, launched a website selling his wines and started a Wine Library TV on YouTube talking about wine, how to choose the best ones, and how to taste test them. He grew his wine business from
February 2, 2023
This is from the article of Lynn Alison in Newsmax in April 2021 with some added personal comments. Kindness not only makes us feel good but makes our health good too. A research at the University of Sussex, England, found that areas of the brain literally lit up with bonus
January 27, 2023