Might I Suggest Giving Up This During Lent?
Lent has just begun, and per tradition, Catholics will talk about what they can “give up” during Lent. It is not too late to consider
Lent has just begun, and per tradition, Catholics will talk about what they can “give up” during Lent. It is not too late to consider
The other day I read an excerpt of a psalm that annoyed me. It said: “Do not fret at the man who prospers; a man
The daily news depresses me. With the news comes that horrible feeling of helplessness. I’ve tried tuning it out, but it doesn’t work. So what
I have spent the past several months often feeling like I was drowning. We started the year with my whole family having COVID including my
When we undergo trials, we fight the battle of fear. Fear of the current situation, fear of the future, fear of what will happen to
Several years ago in one of his many talks, Bishop Robert Barron remarked that a great retreat could be written on the questions asked by
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day (Matthew
Anxiety continues to imprison many, even with the reopening of much of our country. I recently ran across an acquaintance from my parish in a
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God
My dear friends, beware of despair! The worries and anxieties that come into our lives can certainly knock us off balance and shake us to
But save us by thy hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, O Lord (Esther 4:14). My dad spent
Like every virtue, hope is a grace and also a habit, but unique to hope is that its practice may be described as diving into
The Myers-Briggs Test and Personality Assessment, a measurement tool in assessing different human temperaments, has been used in both the corporate world and in church
To permit the grace of God to act in us and to produce in us (with the cooperation…of our will, our intelligence, and our capabilities)
Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Matthew 6:8b) In this Gospel passage Jesus speaks to us of the Father’s omniscience, His
Just about everyone experiences some anxiety from time to time. But today instead of saying we are ‘feeling anxious’ we say we are ‘stressed’ or
When [Jesus’] parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God
As the world gets darker and becomes more evil with its headlong embrace of abortion, pornography, homosexuality, adultery, atheism, worldliness, euthanasia, divorce and remarriage, lack
I am learning to keep my anxiety and irritation about others to myself. That does not mean that I have stopped my negative thoughts about
This is the second part of the hardest story I have ever told. It is my story of struggling with anxiety, panic attacks anxiety and
This is the hardest story I have ever told. It is my story of struggling with anxiety, panic attacks anxiety and depression. My story will