Webster dictionary defines freedom as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom means no one is hindering you or forcing you to make a choice or act. In other words, it is freedom from coercion. St. Augustine would call it
November 25, 2024
This best-selling book teaches us a unique way of learning that is effective and straight to the point. “Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition” by Scott Young. It teaches us how to learn anything such as swimming, speaking Spanish or computer programming without wasting time
November 21, 2024
The author of this best-selling book, “Think Like a Monk”, Jay Shetty became a monk and lived in India for 3 years after graduating from college in England. He discovered the spiritual values and practices of Buddhist monks that we could apply in our day-to-day lives and live in a
November 19, 2024
To evangelize means to help bring others closer to God. It means not keeping our faith only to ourselves or making it a private affair, but to share our faith to others. Evangelization is one of the five promises we have made during baptism which is to proclaim the good
November 18, 2024
To evangelize means to help bring others closer to God. It means not keeping our faith only to ourselves or making it a private affair, but to share our faith to others. Evangelization is one of the five promises we have made during baptism which is to proclaim the good
November 16, 2024
Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, he prunes so that it will bear more fruit.” (John 15:1-2) Jesus is not referring here to Himself who
November 11, 2024
I’ll have to say that this is one of the best stress management books I’ve read, “The Stress Test: How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper” by Ian Robertson. Ian Robertson is considered one of the world’s leading researchers in neuropsychology. The book is essentially a scientific test of
November 7, 2024
This book is full of simple pearls of wisdom but at the same time deep in its impact, “The Slight Edge”, by Jeff Olson is about tiny habits. The author says that if we do the little good habits on a regular basis they would accumulate and make a big
November 6, 2024
In the shorter form of the Beatitudes in St. Luke’s Gospel we read, “Looking at his disciples, he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for
November 5, 2024
Dr. Matthew Edlund, is known in the U.S. as the Rest Doctor (you can check him out at therestdoctor.com). His book, “The Power of Rest: Why Sleep Alone Is Not Enough. A 30-Day Plan to Reset Your Body” is a great read if you want some good ideas about resting
October 29, 2024
Truth is absolutely necessary to the mind as food is to the body. But if truth is the food of the mind, how can we become mentally anorexic at times, and hate it? How is dishonesty even possible? According to St. Thomas Aquinas it may happen in 3 ways that
October 24, 2024
Daniel Pink, the best-selling author of the books, “Drive” and “To Sell is Human”, has come up with a new one which surely would be a best-seller too, “The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Makes Us Move Forward.” We all have regrets according to the author. Anyone who claims
October 22, 2024